DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES 

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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1844, 
By Joseph T. Buckingham, 
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts. 



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STEREOTYPED AT THE 
BOSTON TYPE AND STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY, 



PREFACE. 



If, on examination, the book here presented to the public 
should be thought to possess merit sufficient to justify its in- 
troduction into the common schools, the hopes rather than 
the expectations of the compiler will be realized. It is not 
intended to supplant any other book now used in schools, 
nor can it be condemned as an intruder on the office per- 
formed by any of the numerous excellent works in the various 
branches of common education. Its contents are drawn en- 
tirely from the Bible; and its object must be apparent at a 
single glance. 

It will be perceived that each lesson consists of three prin- 
cipal divisions. 

The first is a selection of short sentences of a didactic 
character, selected chiefly from the Book of Proverbs, each 
calculated to impress on the mind some important moral truth. 
These are to be read by the instructer, or by an advanced 
scholar appointed by the instructer. 

The second division is a selection from the Book of Psalms, 
arranged in a suitable manner to be read by the instructer, or 
one, whom he may appoint to perform that office, and the 
pupils. The portion assigned to the pupils is generally a 
response in sentiment, as well as in form, to that, which is 
read by the person, who leads in the service. 

The third division is selected chiefly from the Gospels, and 
embraces a complete narrative of the birth, ministry, death, 
and resurrection of the Founder of the Christian religion, with 
as copious extracts from his discourses and conversations as the 
limits of the book would admit. This portion is also to be read 
by the instructer, or some one under his direction. 

The Lord's Prayer is then to be recited by all the pupils in 
concert, following the instructer. 

No other form of prayer has been introduced, because, in 



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the judgement of the compiler, this is sufficient ; but, if any 
teacher who may use the book, should think otherwise, he can 
introduce any other, extempore or otherwise, that may seem to 
him to be more appropriate. 

In many of the towns in New England, — probably in most 
of them, — the instructers of the common schools are required 
to open them every morning with a devotional service, — a 
prayer, or the reading of a portion of the Scriptures. To 
what extent this requirement is observed, is not known ; but, 
within the limited experience of the compiler, its observance 
is neither regular nor extensive. Many of the instructers are 
young, and many, also, are females, who, not having been ac- 
customed to such an exercise, feel an awkwardness in attempt- 
ing it, which is difficult to be overcome. It is obvious, too, 
that while the instructer is engaged in prayer, the pupils are 
not subject to his immediate supervision : their eyes and their 
thoughts are frequently diverted from the act of devotion, and 
it is not unreasonable to suppose, that some may treat it with 
levity or disregard. 

This book offers a remedy for both of these difficulties. The 
teacher, who may use it, will be relieved from any embarrass- 
ment, that might arise from the attempted performance of ex- 
temporaneous prayer; and the pupils generally will be suffi- 
ciently interested in the exercise, to give to it a serious and 
respectful attention. It will be perceived, also, that the book 
may, if deemed necessary, be used without the participation 
of the teacher, and that, if the reading of the leading portion 
of the exercise should be performed by an advanced pupil, 
the teacher may, in the mean time, see that proper decorum is 
observed. 

The language of the common translation of the Bible has 
been conscientiously followed. In a few instances, at the be- 
ginning of the narrative portion of the lessons, the name of 
Jesus is used instead of the pronoun he. Twice, the relative 
pronoun which is inserted where it was wanting in the text. 
In Lesson XXII. the word himself is substituted for a phrase 
less agreeable to the ear. It is believed, that there are no 
other variations from the common version ; but if any should 
be detected, they are the consequence of inadvertence in 
transcribing. The grammatical construction of many sen- 



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tences might have been improved, and the language might 
have been frequently varied to correspond with modern usage, 
without injury to the sense ) but it has been chosen rather to 
follow, implicitly, the common version, than to incur the cen- 
sure of the most scrupulous believer. 

It will be perceived, and, perhaps, with disapprobation, that 
none of the selections in this book are from the Gospel of 
John, and it is proper that the reason for the omission should 
be given. Copious extracts from that Gospel were selected, 
and would have been inserted in their appropriate places, had 
it not been found, in the progress of the printing, that the book 
would thereby be swelled to a size, — and, consequently, to 
an expense, — beyond what the circumstances of the com- 
piler would justify. The publication is an experiment. If it 
receive enough of public approbation to warrant a second 
edition, that edition will be enlarged by the introduction of 
ten or twelve lessons, which will embrace all the most striking 
passages from John's Gospel, and some other appropriate por- 
tions of Scripture. . 

Should the book be deemed entirely superfluous in respect 
to the peculiar object, for which it has been compiled, it may 
possibly meet with favor from some, into whose hands it may 
fall, from other considerations. For reasons, which it is un- 
necessary here to recite, the Bible is now excluded from many 
of the schools, and has become almost a sealed volume to the 
younger classes of society. This compilation contains nothing, 
which can offend the most scrupulous delicacy, — nothing, it 
is presumed, that will render it obnoxious to the censure of 
an age of refinement. If not needed to assist in a devotional 
exercise, it may, without impropriety, be used as a class-book. 
If, in either case, it should create in the youthful mind a taste 
for the simple, the beautiful, the energetic attributes of the 
English language, and inspire a sentiment of reverence for the 
volume, which must ever be esteemed sacred, as the founda- 
tion of virtue and piety here, and the only sure conductor to 
eternal life, the time and labor, which its preparation has cost, 
will not have been spent in vain. 

J. T. B, 

July I, 1842. 



ADVERTISEMENT 



TO THE SECOND EDITION. 



In the fulfillment of a suggestion in the Preface, the com- 
piler nas added to this edition ten new exercises, embracing 
as many extracts from the Gospel of St. John, as could be 
introduced without incurring an expense, which would render 
an addition to the price of the book indispensable. These 
extracts consist chiefly of incidents and discourses not re- 
corded by the other evangelists. 

In compliance with the advice of friends, and the request of 
instructers, Hymns have been added to the Exercises. By 
adopting a smaller type, these have been inserted without in- 
creasing the number of pages. Since singing has become, in 
many places, a part of public instruction, and is generally 
practised in public schools, it is hoped that the introduction 
of sacred poetry, suitable for that exercise, will add something 
to the value of the book. 

In the belief that this humble offering to the cause of popular 
education will not be altogether worthless, it is again sub- 
mitted to the public ; but should the compiler's expectation be 
disappointed, it is hoped that good intention will be a sufficient 
apology for the presumption. 



June 12, 1844. 



DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 



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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowl- 
edge. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and 
forsake not the law of thy mother. If sinners entice 
thee, consent thou not. Walk not thou in the way 
with them ; refrain thy foot from their path : For their 
feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. 

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Teacher. Give ear unto my words, O Lord; 
consider my meditation. 

Pupils. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my 
King and my God, for unto thee will I pray. 

T. I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me out of 
his holy hill. 

P. I laid me down and slept : I awaked, for the 
Lord sustained me. 

T. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O 
Lord : > 

P. In the morning will I direct my prayer unto 
thee, and will look up. 



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T. For thou art not a God, that hath pleasure in 
wickedness : 

P. Neither shall evil dwell with thee. 

T. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight : 

P. Thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 

T. Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness : 

P. Make thy way straight before my face. 

T. Let all those, that put their trust in thee, 
rejoice : 

P. Let them, also, that love thy name, be joyful 
in thee. 

T. For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous : 
P. With favor wilt thou compass him as with a 
shield. 

jT. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 
P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

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It came to pass in those days, that there went out 
a decree from Csesar Augustus, that all the world 
should be taxed ; and all went to be taxed, every one 
into his own city. And Joseph also went up from 
Galilee, unto the city of David, which is called Beth- 
lehem, to be taxed, with Mary his wife : and while 
they were there, she brought forth her first-born son, 
and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him 
in a manger, because there was no room for them in 
the inn. 

And there were, in the same country, shepherds, 
abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks 
by night. And lo ! the angel of the Lord came upon 



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them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about 
them ; and they were sore afraid. 

And the angel said unto them, Fear not ; for be- 
hold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which 
shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day, 
in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the 
Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you : Ye shall 
find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a 
manger. 

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude 
of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, Glory 
to God in the highest, and, on earth, peace, good-will 
towards men. 

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away 
from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to 
another, Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this 
thing, which is come to pass, which the Lord hath 
made known unto us. And they went, and found 
Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. 

And when they had seen it, they made known 
abroad the saying, which was told them, concerning 
this child ; and all they, that heard it, wondered at 
those things, which were told them by the shepherds. 
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in 
her heart. 

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising 
God for all the things, that they had heard and seen, 
as it was told unto them. 

And when eight days were accomplished for the 
circumcising of the child, his name was called 
JESUS. 



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I 

Our Father, which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come; 

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
Give us, this day, our daily bread : 
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, for ever. 

AMEN. 

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O God I how endless is thy love ! 

Thy gifts are every evening new ; 
And morning mercies, from above, 

Gently distill, like early dew. 

Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, 
Great Guardian of our sleeping hours : 

Thy sovereign word restores the light, 
And quickens all our drowsy powers. 

We yield our powers to thy command 3 

To thee we consecrate our days : 
Perpetual blessings, from thy hand, 

Demand perpetual songs of praise. 

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Lord ! in the morning, thou shalt hear 

My voice ascending high ; 
To thee will I direct my prayer, 

To thee lift up mine eye. 

O may thy Spirit guide my feet 

In ways of truth and grace ; 
Make every path of duty straight, 

And plain before my face. 



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II. 

My son, forget not my law, but let thy heart keep 
my commandments; for length of days, and long 
life, and peace, shall they add unto thee. 

Trust in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not 
unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways 
acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 

Be not wise in thine own eyes ; fear the Lord, and 
depart from evil. Despise not the chastening of the 
Lord, neither be weary of his correction : For, whom 
the Lord loveth, he correcteth, even as a father the 
son, in whom he delighteth. 

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Teacher. Hear me, when I call, O God of my 
righteousness : 

Pupils. Have mercy upon me, and hear my 
prayer. 

T. O Lord, deliver my soul : 
P. O save me for thy mercy's sake. 
T. For in death there is no remembrance of 
thee : 

P. In the grave, who shall give thee thanks? 
T. O Lord, my God, in thee do I put my trust : 
P. Save me from all them, that persecute me. 
T. God judgeth the righteous : 
P. God is angry with the wicked every day. 
T. I will praise the Lord according to his right- 
eousness : 



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P. And will sing praise to the name of the Lord 
most high. 

T. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name 
in all the earth! 

P. Out of the mouth of babes thou hast ordained 
strength. 

T. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy 
fingers, 

P. The moon and the stars, which thou hast 
ordained : 

T. What is man, that thou art mindful of him 1 
P. And the son of man, that thou visitest him 1 
T. For thou hast made him a little lower than the 
angels : 

P. Thou hast crowned him with glory and honor. 

T. Thou madest him to have dominion over the 
works of thy hands : 

P. Thou hast put all things under his feet. 

T. &, P. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy 
name in all the earth ! 

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Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in the 
days of Herod, there came wise men from the east to 
Jerusalem, saying, Where is he, that is born king of 
the Jews ? for we have seen his star in the east, and 
have come to worship him. 

When Herod heard these things, he was troubled. 
And when he had called the wise men, he sent them 
to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for 
the young child ; and when ye have found him, bring 
me word, that I may come and worship him also. 



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When they had heard the king, they departed, and 
lo ! the star, which they saw in the east, went before 
them, till it came and stood over where the young 
child was. When they were come into the house, 
they saw the child and Mary his mother, and they fell 
down and worshiped him : and when they had opened 
their treasures, they presented unto him gifts. And, 
being warned of God, that they should not return to 
Herod, they departed into their own country another 
way. And Joseph took the child and his mother, by 
night, and departed into Egypt. 

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of 
the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent and 
slew all the children, that were in Bethlehem, of two 
years old and under. But when Herod was dead, 
Joseph took the child and his mother, and came into 
the land of Israel, and dwelt in a city called Naza- 
reth. And the child grew, and waxed strong in 
spirit, filled with wisdom ; and the grace of God was 
upon him. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come ; 

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
Give us, this day, our daily bread : 
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever. 

AMEN, 



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Sons of men, behold from far; 
Hail the long-expected star I 
Star of truth, that gilds the night, 
And guides bewildered men aright. 

Mild it shines on all beneath, 
Piercing through the shades of death, 
Scattering error's wide-spread night, 
Kindling darkness into light. 

Nations all, remote and near, 
Haste to see your Lord appear; 
Haste, for him your hearts prepare; 
Meet him manifested there. 

There behold the day-spring rise, 
Pouring light on mortal eyes ; 
See it chase the shades away, 
Shining to the perfect day ! 

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All earthly charms, however dear, 
Howe'er they please the eye or ear, 

Will quickly fade and fly ; 
Of earthly glory faint the blaze, 
And soon the transitory rays 

In endless darkness die. 

The nobler beauties of the just 
Shall never moulder in the dust, 

Or know a sad decay; 
Their honors time and death defy, 
And round the throne of heaven on Y 

Beam everlasting day. 



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III. 

Happy is the man, that findeth wisdom, and the 
man, that getteth understanding: for the merchan- 
dise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, 
and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more 
precious than rubies ; and all the things, thou ctmst 
desire, are not to be compared unto her. 

Length of days is in her right hand ; and in her 
left hand riches and honor. Her ways are ways 
of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She 
is a tree of life to them, that lay hold upon her • 
and happy is every one, that retaineth her. 

Teacher. I will praise thee, O Lord, with my 
whole heart : 

Pupils. I will show forth thy marvelous works. 

T. I will be glad and rejoice in thee : 

P. I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most 
High. 

T. The Lord shall endure for ever : 
P. He hath prepared his throne for judgement. 
T. He shall judge the world in righteousness : 
P. He shall minister judgement to the people in 
uprightness. 

T. The Lord also will be a refuge for the op- 
pressed : 

P. A refuge in times of trouble. 



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T. And they, that know thy name, will put their 
trust in thee : 

P. For thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them, that 
seek thee. 

T. Sing praises to the Lord, who dwelleth in 
Zion: 

P. Declare among the people his doings. 

T. The Lord is known hj the judgement, which 
he executeth : 

P. The wicked is snared in the work of his 
own hands. 

T. The needy shall not always be forgotten : 
P. The expectation of the poor shall not perish 
for ever. 

T. For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness : 
P. His countenance beholdeth the upright. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 
P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

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Now the parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem 
every year at the feast of the passover : and when 
he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem 
after the custom of the feast. 

And when they had fulfilled the days, as they 
returned, the child, Jesus, tarried behind in Jeru- 
salem : and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. 
But they, supposing him to have been in the com* 
pany, went a day's journey ; and they sought him 
among their kinsfolk and acquaintance : and when 
they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, 
seeking him. 



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And, after three days, they found him in the tem- 
ple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them 
and asking them questions. And all, that heard him, 
were astonished at his understanding and answers. 

And when they saw hhn, they were amazed ; and 
his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus 
dealt with us ? Behold, thy father and I have sought 
thee, sorrowing. 

And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought 
me 1 wist ye not that I must be about my Father's 
business ? And they understood not the saying, 
which he spake unto them. And he went down 
with them to Nazareth, and was subject unto them : 
But his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. 

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and 
in favor with God and man. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come ; 

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
Give us, this day, our daily bread : 
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our 
debtors. 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever. 

AMEN. 

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I 

To us a Child of hope is born, 

To us a Son is given : 
Him shall the tribes of earth obey, 

Him all the hosts of heaven. 

His name shall be the Prince of Peace, 

For evermore adored, 
The Wonderful, the Counselor, 

The great and mighty Lord. 

His power, increasing, still shall spread; 

His reign no end shall know; 
Justice shall guard his throne above, 

And peace abound below. 

To us a Child of hope is born, 

To us a Son is given, 
The Wonderful, the Counselor, 

The mighty Lord of heaven. 

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When the morning paints the skies, 
When the stars of evening rise, 
We thy praises will record, 
Sovereign Ruler, mighty Lord ! 

Decks the spring with flowers the field ? 
Harvest rich doth autumn yield ? 
Giver of all good below ! 
Lord, from thee these blessings flow. 

Sovereign Ruler ! mighty Lord ! 
We thy praises will record : 
Giver of these blessings ! we 
Pour the grateful song to thee. 



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IV. 

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, 
and attend to know understanding. 

Wisdom is the principal thing: therefore get wis- 
dom. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee : she 
shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace 
her. She shall give to thy head an ornament of 
grace, a crown of glory shall she deliver unto thee, 

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Teacher. Lord, who shall abide in thy taberna- 
cle ? Who shall dwell in thy holy place 1 

Pupils. He, that walketh uprightly, and worketh 
righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 

T. He, that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor 
doeth evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach 
against his neighbor. 

P. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned : 
but he honoreth them, that fear the Lord. 

jT. He, that putteth not out his money to usury, 
nor taketh reward against the innocent. 

P. He, that doeth these things, shall never be 
moved. 

T. Preserve me, O Lord, for in thee do I put 
my trust. 

P. Their sorrows shall be multiplied, that hasten 
after another God. 

T. The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance : 



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P. The lines have fallen to me in pleasant 
places. 

T. I will bless the Lord, who hath given me 
counsel : 

P. I have set the Lord always before me ; be- 
cause he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 

T. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory re- 
joiceth ; my flesh also shall rest in hope : 

P. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell : 

T. Neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see 
corruption. 

P. Thou wilt show me the path of life : 
T. In thy presence is fullness of joy : 
P. & T. At thy right hand there are pleasures 
for evermore. 

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In those days came John the Baptist, preaching 
in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, Repent ye, 
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, 
and all the region round about Jordan, and were 
baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. 

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto 
John, to be baptized of him. But John forbade 
him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, 
and comest thou to me ? And Jesus, answering, 
said unto him, Suffer it to be so now ; for thus it 
becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he 
suffered him. 

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went tip 



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straightway out of the water ; and lo ! the heavens 
were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of 
God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him : 
And lo ! a voice from heaven, saying, This is my 
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, 
and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh 
away the sin of the world. This is he, of whom 
I said, After me cometh a man, who is preferred 
before me; for he was before me. And John bare 
record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from 
heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And 
I knew him not ; but he, that sent me to baptize 
with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom 
thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining 
on him, the same is he, which baptizeth with the 
Holy Ghost. And I saw and bare record, that this 
is the Son of God. 

From that time Jesus began to preach, and to 
say, Repent; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 

And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw 
two brethren, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew, his 
brother, casting a net into the sea : for they were 
fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and 
I will make you fishers of men. And they left their 
nets and followed him. And when he had gone a 
little further thence, he saw other two brethren, 
James, the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, 
in a ship with their father, mending their nets. 
And he called them, and they immediately left the 
ship and their father, and followed him. 



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And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in 
their synagogues, and preaching the gospel, and heal- 
ing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease 
among the people. And his fame spread throughout 
all Syria, and there followed him great multitudes 
of people. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 



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Thy name, Almighty Lord ! 

Shall sound through distant lands : 
Great is thy grace, and sure thy word ; 

Thy truth forever stands. 

Far be thine honor spread, 
And long thy praise endure, 

Till morning light and evening shade 
Shall be exchanged no more. 



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Who, O Lord ! when life is o'er, 
Shall to heaven's blest mansion soar? 
Who, an ever-welcome guest, 
In thy holy place shall rest? 

He, whose heart thy goodness warms; 
He, whose will to thine conforms ; 
He, who shuns the sinner's road, 
Loving those, who love their God. 

He, who, thus, with heart unstained, 
Treads the path by thee ordained, 
He, O God ! shall be thy care, 
And thy choicest blessings share. 



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V. 

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear 
to my sayings : Let them not depart from thine 
eyes ; keep them in the midst of thy heart ; for 
they are life unto those, that find them, and health 
to all their flesh. 

Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it 
are the issues of life. Ponder the path of thy feet, 
and let all thy ways be established. Turn not to 
the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot 
from evil. 

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Teacher. The heavens declare the glory of God : 
Pupils. And the firmament showeth his handy- 
work. 

T. Day unto day uttereth speech : 

P. And night unto night showeth knowledge. 

T. There is no speech nor language where their 
voice is not heard. 

P. Their line is gone out through all the earth, 
and their words to the end of the world. 

T. The law of the Lord is perfect, converting 
the soul : 

P. The testimony of the Lord is sure, making 
wise the simple. 

T. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing 
the heart : 



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P. The commandment of the Lord is pure, en- 
lightening the eyes. 

T. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for 
ever : 

P. The judgements of the Lord are true and 
righteous altogether. 

T. More to be desired are they than gold : 
P. Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 
!T. Moreover, by them is thy servant warned : 
P. And in keeping of them there is great re- 
ward, 

T. Who can understand his errors ? 

P. Cleanse thou me from secret faults. 

T. Keep back thy servant, also, from presump- 
tuous sins : 

P. Let them not have dominion over me. 

T. & P. Let the words of my mouth, and the 
meditations of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, 
O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. 

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And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus 
went out into a mountain to pray, and continued 
all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, 
he called unto him his disciples ; and of them he 
chose twelve, whom also he named apostles : — Si- 
mon (whom he also named Peter), and Andrew, his 
brother ; James and John ; Philip and Bartholo- 
mew ; Matthew and Thomas ; James, the son of 
Alpheus, and Simon (called Zelotes) ; and Judas, 



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the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which was 
also the traitor. 

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and 
said : — Blessed are the poor in spirit ; for theirs 
is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they, that 
mourn ; for they shall be comforted. Blessed are 
the meek ; for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed 
are they, which do hunger and thirst after righteous- 
ness; for they shall be filled. Blessed are the mer- 
ciful ; for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the 
pure in heart; for they shall see God. Blessed are 
the peacemakers; for they shall be called the chil- 
dren of God. Blessed are they, which are perse- 
cuted for righteousness' sake ; for theirs is the king- 
dom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall 
revile you and persecute you, and shall say all 
manner of evil against you, falsely, for my sake. 
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad; for great is your 
reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the 
prophets, which were before you. 

Ye are the light of the world. A city, that is 
set on a hill, cannot be hid. Neither do men light 
a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a can- 
dlestick ; and it giveth light to all that are in the 
house. Let your light so shine before men, that 
they may see your good works, and glorify your 
Father, which is in heaven. 

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Blest are the humble souls, that see 
Their emptiness and poverty; 
Treasures of grace to them are given, 
And crowns of joy laid up in heaven. 

Blest are the meek, who stand afar 
From rage and passion, noise and war; 
God will secure their happy state, 
And plead their cause against the great. 

Blest are the souls, that thirst for grace, 
Hunger and long for righteousness ; 
They shall be well supplied, and fed 
With living streams and living bread. 

Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean 
From the defiling power of sin ; • 
With endless pleasure they shall see 
A God of spotless purity. 

Blest are the men of peaceful life, 
Who quench the coals of growing strife ; 
They shall be called the heirs of bliss, 
The sons of God — the God of peace. 

Blest are the sufferers, who partake 
Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake ; 
Their souls shall triumph in the Lord; 
Glory and joy are their reward. 



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VI. 

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the 
years of thy life shall be many. 

Enter not into the #ath of the wicked, and go not 
in the way of evil men : For the way of the wicked 
is as darkness ; but the path of the just is as the 
shining light, that shineth more and more unto the 
perfect day. 

Teacher. Hear the right, O Lord ! attend to my 
cry: 

Pupils. Give ear to my prayer, that goeth not out 
of feigned lips. 

T. Let my sentence come forth from thy pres- 
ence : 

P. Let thine eyes behold the things, that are 
equal. 

T. Thou hast possessed my heart; thou hast 
visited me in the night : 

P. Thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing ; I 
am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 

T. By the word of thy lips, I have kept me from 
the paths of the destroyer : 

P. Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my foot- 
steps slip not: 

T. I have called upon thee, O God ; incline thine 
ear unto me, and hear my speech : 



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P. Show thy marvelous loving-kindness, O Thou, 
that savest, by thy right hand, them, that put their 
trust in thee. 

T. Keep me as the apple of the eye ; hide me 
under the shadow of thy wings : 

P. From the wicked, that oppress me ; from my 
deadly enemies, who compass ^ne about. 

T. Arise, O Lord! deliver my soul from the 
wicked : 

P. From men of the world, which have their 
portion in this life. 

T. As for me, I shall behold thy face in right- 
eousness : 

P. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy 
likeness. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good : 
P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

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Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or 
the prophets : I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil : 
For, verily, I say unto you, Till heaven and earth 
shall pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass 
from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever, there- 
fore, shall break one of the least of these command- 
ments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the 
least in the kingdom of heaven : but whosoever shall 
do and teach them, the same shall be called great in 
the kingdom of heaven. 

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old 
time, Thou shalt not kill ; and whosoever shall kill, 



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shall be in danger of the judgement. But I say unto 
you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without 
a cause, shall be in danger of the judgement ; and 
whosoever shall say to his brother, Thou fool ! shall 
be in danger of hell-fire. 

Swear not at all ; neither by heaven, for it is God's 
throne ; nor by the earth, for it is his footstool. 
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou 
canst not make one hair white or black. 

Give to him, that asketh thee, and from him, that 
would borrow of thee, turn not thou away. 

Love your enemies ; bless them, that curse you ; 
do good to them, that hate you ; and pray for them, 
which despitefully use you and persecute you; that 
ye may be the children of your Father, which is in 
heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil 
and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on 
the unjust. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your 
Father in heaven is perfect. * 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come; 

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
Give us, this day, our daily bread : 
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, for ever. 

AMEN. 



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As every day, thy mercy spares, 
Will bring its trials or its cares, 
O Father ! till my life shall end, 
Be thou my counselor and friend; 
Teach me thy statutes all divine, 
And let thy will be always mine. 

When each day's scenes and labors close, 
And wearied nature seeks repose, 
With pardoning mercy richly blest, 
Guard me, my Father ! while I rest : 
And as each morning sun shall rise, 
O lead me onward to the skies ! 



And at my life's last setting sun, 
My conflicts o 7 er, my labors done, 
Father! thy heavenly radiance shed, 
To cheer and bless my dying bed ) 
And from death's gloom my spirit raise, 
To see thy face, and sing thy praise. 



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O help us, Lord ! each hour of need, 

Thy heavenly succor give ; 
Help us in thought, and word, and deed, 

Each hour on earth we live. 



O help us, Father ! from on high ; 

We know no help but thee ; 
O help us so to live and die, 

As thine in heaven to be. 



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VII. 

My son, attend to my instruction; and bow thine 
ear to mine understanding. 

Go to the ant, thou sluggard ! consider her ways and 
be wise, — which, having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 
provideth her meat in the summer and gathereth her 
food in the harvest. 

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard ! when wilt 
thou arise out of thy sleep ! Yet a little sleep, a 
little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep ; 
So shall thy poverty come as one, that traveleth, 
and thy want as an armed man. 

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Teacher. The Lord is my Shepherd ; 
Pupils. I shall not want. 

T. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : 

P. He leadeth me beside the still waters. 

T. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the 
shadow of death, I will fear no evil : 

P. For thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff, 
they comfort me. 

T. Thou preparest a table before me in the 
presence of mine enemies : 

P. Thou anointest my head with oil ; my cup 
runneth over. 

T. Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me 
all the days of my life : 



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P. And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for 
ever. 

T. The earth is the Lord's and the fullness 
thereof : 

P. The world, and they that dwell therein. 

T. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and 
established it on the floods. 

P. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord 1 

T. Who shall stand in his holy place? 

P. He, that hath clean hands and a pure heart. 

T. Who hath not lifted up his soul to vanity, 
nor sworn deceitfully : 

P. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord; 
and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is 
good : _ 

P, For his mercy endureth for ever, 

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Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to 
be seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward of 
your Father, which is in heaven. And when thou 
prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast 
shut thy door, pray to thy Father, which is in 
secret, and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall 
reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain 
repetitions ; for your Father knoweth what things ye 
have need of, before ye ask him. 

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, 
where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves 
break through and steal : But lay up for yourselves 



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treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust 
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through 
nor steal ; for where your treasure is, there will your 
heart be also. 

Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or 
what ye shall drink ; nor yet for your body, what 
ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, 
and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of 
the air ; for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor 
gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feedeth 
them : Are ye not much better than they 1 

Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; 
they toil not, neither do they spin : And yet I say 
unto you, that even Solomon, in all his glory, was 
not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God 
so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and 
to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not much 
more clothe you ? O ye of little faith ! 

Therefore, take no thought, saying, What shall we 
eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewithal shall we 
be clothed 1 For your heavenly Father knoweth that 
ye have need of all these things. But seek ye, first, 
the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all 
these things shall be added unto you. 

Take, therefore, no thought for the morrow ; for 
the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. 
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 



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Lo, my Shepherd's hand divine! 
Want shall never more be mine : 
In a pasture, fair and large, 
He shall feed his happy charge. 

When I faint with summer's heat, 
He shall lead my weary feet 
To the streams, that, still and slow, 
Through the verdant meadows flow- 
He my soul anew shall frame, 
And, his mercy to proclaim, 
When through devious paths I stray, 
Teach my steps the better way. 

Safe the dreary vale I tread, 
By the shades of death o'erspread, 
With thy rod and staff supplied — 
This my guard, and that my guide. 

Thou my plenteous board hast spread, 
Thou with oil refreshed my head : 
Filled by thee my cup o'erflows; 
For thy love no limit knows. 

Constant, to my latest end, 
Thou my footsteps shalt attend, 
And shalt bid thy hallowed dome 
Yield me an eternal home. 



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VIII. 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, 
and the knowledge of the Holy is understanding* 

A wise son maketh a glad father ; but a foolish 
son is the heaviness of his mother. Treasures of 
wickedness profit nothing ; but righteousness deliver- 
eth from death. 

The Lord will not suffer the soul of the right- 
eous to perish ; but he casteth away the substance 
of the wicked. 

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Teacher. Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my 
soul. 

Pupil. O, my God ! I trust in thee ; let none^ 
that wait on thee be ashamed. 

T. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me : 

P. For thou art the God of my salvation: on 
thee do I wait all the day. 

T. Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and 
thy loving-kindness : 

P. Remember not the sins of my youth nor my 
transgressions ; remember me for thy goodness' sake* 
O Lord. 

T. Good and upright is the Lord : 

P. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and 
truth, to such as keep his covenant and his tes« 
timonies. 

T. The meek will he guide in judgement^ and 
the meek will he teach his way, 



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P. For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon my 

iniquity, for it is great. 

1\ What man is he, that feareth the Lord 1 

P. Him shall he teach in the way, that he shall 

choose. 

T. His soul shall dwell at ease, and his seed 
shall inherit the earth. 

P. The secret of the Lord is with them, that 
fear him, and he will show them his covenant. 

T. O keep my soul and deliver me : 

P. Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust 
in thee. 

• T. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me : 
P. For I wait upon thee. 

■ft 

Judge not that ye be not judged ; for with what 
judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged ; and with 
what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you 
again. 

And why beholdest thou the mote, that is in thy 
brother's eye, but considerest not the beam, that is 
in thine own eye ? Or how wilt thou say to thy 
brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye • 
and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye. Thou 
hypocrite ! first cast out the beam out of thine own 
eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the 
mote out of thy brother's eye. 

Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye 
shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you : 
For every one, that asketh, receiveth ; and he, that 



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seeketh, findeth ; and to him. that knocketh, it shall 
be opened. 

What man is there of you, who, if his son ask 
bread, will he give him a stone 1 or, if he ask & 
fish, will he give him a serpent 1 If ye, then, being 
evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, 
how much more shall your Father, which is in 
heaven, give good things to them, that ask him? 

Therefore, all things, whatsoever ye would that 
men should do to you, do ye even so to them ; for 
this is the law and the prophets. 

Enter ye in at the strait gate ; for wide is the 
gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruc* 
tion, and many there be, who go in thereat: Be* 
cause strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, 
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that 
find it. 

Beware of false prophets : By their fruits ye 
shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, 
or figs of thistles ? Even so, every good tree bring- 
eth forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree bringeth 
forth evil fruit ; a good tree cannot bring forth 
evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth 
good fruit : Every tree that bringeth not forth good 
fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire. 

Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine and 
doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, 
which built his house upon a rock ; and the rain 
descended, and the floods came, and the winds 
blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not, for 
it was founded upon a rock. And every one, that 



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heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, 
shall be likened to a foolish man, which built his 
house upon the sand ; and the rain descended, and 
the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat 
upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall 
of it. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come ; 

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
Give us, this day, our daily bread : 
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our 
debtors. 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever. 

AMEN. 
5 

Show me, O Lord ! thy sacred way ; 

Thy truths to me relate ; 
For thou art God, whom I obey ; 

On thee. J daily wait. 

Remember not, in anger, Lord, 

The errors of my youth ; 
But let thy mercy help afford, 

According to thy truth. 

O keep my soul, and set me free : 
Preserve me, Lord, from shame ; 

For I have placed my hope in thee, 
And trusted in thy name. 



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IX. 

The fear of the Lord prolongeth days ; but the 
years of the wicked shall be shortened. The hope 
of the righteous shall be gladness; but the expecta- 
tion of the wicked shall perish. 

He, that walketh uprightly, walketh surely ; but 
he, that perverteth his ways, shall be known. In 
the lips of him, that hath understanding, wisdom is 
found ; but a rod is for the back of him, that is 
void of understanding. 

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Teacher. The Lord is my light and my salva- 
tion ; whom shall I fear ? 

Pupils. The Lord is the strength of my life ; 
of whom shall I be afraid ? 

T. Though a host should encamp against me, 
my heart shall not fear ; 

P. For in the time of trouble, he shall hide me 
in his pavilion. 

T. Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice ; 
have mercy upon me, and answer me. 

P. When thou saidst, Seek ye my face ; my 
heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 

T. Leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of 
my salvation. 

P. When my father and my mother forsake me, 
then the Lord will take me up. 



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T. Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in 
a plain path: 

P. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the 
goodness of the Lord, in the land of the living : 

T. Wait on the Lord : 

P. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen 
thy heart. 

T. Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard 
the voice of my supplication. 

P. The Lord is my strength and my shield. 

T. My heart trusted in him, and I am helped : 

P. Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth, and with 
my song will I praise him. 

T. Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty ! give unto 
the Lord glory and strength. 

P. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his 
name ; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 

T. The voice of the Lord is powerful : 

P. The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 

T. The voice of the Lord divideth the flames 
of fire: 

P. The Lord shaketh the wilderness : the Lord 
sitteth upon the flood. 

T. Yea, the Lord sitteth king for ever : 

P. The Lord will bless his people with peace. 

i 

When Jesus was come down from the mountain, 
great multitudes followed him. And there came a 
leper and worshiped him, saying, Lord, if thou 
wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put 



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forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will ; 
be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was 
cleansed. 

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, 
there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 
and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of 
the palsy, grievously tormented. And Jesus saith, 
I will come and heal him. 

The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not 
worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof ; but 
speak the word only, and my servant shall be 
healed : For I am a man under authority, having 
soldiers under me ; and I say to this man, Go, and 
he goeth ; and to another, Come, and he cometh ; 
and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 

When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said unto 
them, that followed, Verily, I say unto you, I have 
not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And 
Jesus said to the centurion, Go thy way ; and, as 
thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And 
his servant was healed in the self-same hour. 

And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he 
saw his wife's mother lying sick of a fever ; and he 
touched her hand, and the fever left her : and she 
arose and ministered unto them. 

When the even was come, they brought unto him 
many, that were possessed with devils, and he cast 
out the spirits with his word, and healed all, that 
were sick. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, foe. 



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1 

Soon as I heard my Father say, 
" Ye children, seek my grace/' 
My heart replied without delay, 
"I'll seek my Father's face." 

Should friends and kindred, near and dear, 

Leave me to want or die, 
My God will make my life his care, 

And all my need supply. 

My fainting flesh had died with grief, 

Had not my soul believed 
To see thy grace provide relief; 

Nor was my hope deceived. 

Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, 

And keep your courage up : 
He'll raise your spirit when it faints, 

And far exceed your hope. 

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God is my strong salvation ; 

"What foe have I to fear? 
In darkness and temptation, 

My light, my help, is near : 
Though hosts encamp around me, 

Firm to the fight 1 stand ; 
What terror can confound me, 

With God at my right hand ? 

Place on the Lord reliance ; 

My soul, with courage wait; 
His truth be thine affiance, 

When faint and desolate : 
His might thy heart shall strengthen, 

His love thy joy increase ; 
Mercy thy days shall lengthen ; 

The Lord will give ti^e peace. 



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X. 

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his 
way : but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he, 
that winneth souls, is wise. 

Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge; but 
he, that hateth reproof, is brutish. 

A good man obtaineth favor of the Lord ; but a 
man of wicked devices will be condemned. 

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Teacher. In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust : 
Pupils. Let me never be ashamed. 
T. Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me 
speedily ; 

P. Be thou my strong rock, for a house of de- 
fence to save me. 

T. For thou art my rock and my fortress: 
P. Therefore, for thy name's sake, lead me and 
guide me. 

T. Into thy hand I commit my spirit: 
P. Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of 
truth. 

T. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: 
P. For thou hast considered my trouble : thou 

hast known my soul in adversities. 

T. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in 

trouble .: 



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P. My life is spent with grief, and my years 
with sighing. 

T. My strength faileth, because of my iniquity : 

P. But I trusted in thee, O Lord : I said, Thou 
art my God. 

T. My times are in thy hand : 

P. Deliver me from the hand of my enemies. 

T. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant : 

P. Save me for thy mercy's sake. 

T. O how great is thy goodness, which thou hast 
laid up for them, that fear thee ! 

P. Which thou hast wrought for them, that trust 
in thee, before the sons of men ! 

T. O love the Lord, all ye his saints : 

P. For the Lord preserveth the faithful. 

T. Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his : 

P. And give thanks at the remembrance of his 
holiness. 

T. For his anger endureth but a moment ; in his 
favor is life : 

P. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy 
cometh in the morning. 

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And one of the Pharisees desired Jesus that he 
would eat with him ; and he went into the Pharisee's 
house, and sat down to meat. 

And behold a woman in the city, which was a 
sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the 
Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster-box of oint- 
ment, and stood at his feet, behind him, weeping ; 



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and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe 
them with the hairs of her head ; and kissed his feet, 
and anointed them with the ointment. 

Now when the Pharisee, which had bidden him, 
saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if 
he were a prophet, would have known who, and what 
manner of woman, this is, that toucheth him ; for she 
is a sinner. 

And Jesus said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat 
to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. 
[And he said,] There was a certain creditor, which 
had two debtors ; the one owed five hundred 
pence, and the other, fifty. And when they had 
nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell 
me, therefore, which of them will love him most ? 
Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom 
he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast 
rightly judged. 

And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon, 
Seest thou this woman ? I entered into thine house ; 
thou gavest me no water for my feet ; but she hath 
washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the 
hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss ; but 
this woman, since the time I came in, hath not 
ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou didst 
not anoint; but this woman hath anointed my feet 
with ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, 
which are many, are forgiven ; for she loved much : 
but to whom little is given, the same loveth little. 
And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. 

And they, that sat at meat with him, began to say 



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within themselves, Who is this, that forgiveth sins, 
also? And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath 
saved thee; go in peace. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

When the vale of death appears, 
Faint and cold this mortal clay, 

O my Father ! soothe my fears, 

Light me through this darksome way : 

Break the shadows, 
Usher in eternal day. 

Starting from this dying state, 

Upward bid my soul aspire; 
Open thou the crystal gate ; 

To thy praise attune my lyre : 
Dwell forever, 

Dwell on each immortal wire. 

From the sparkling turrets there, 
Oft I'll trace my pilgrim way, 

Often bless thy guardian care, 
Fire by night, and cloud by day; 

While my triumphs 
At my Leader's feet I lay. 

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Your harps, ye trembling saints ! 

Down from the willows take : 
Loud, to the praise of love divine, 

Bid every string awake. 

Blest is the man, O God ! 

That stays himself on thee : 
Who waits for thy salvation, Lord, 

Shall thy salvation see. 



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XI. 

A wise son heareth his father's instruction; but 
a scorner heareth not rebuke. 

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to 
depart from the snares of death. 

Good understanding giveth favor; but the way 
of transgressors is hard. 

Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge, but 
a fool layeth open his folly. 

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Teacher. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous : 
Pupils. For praise is comely for the upright. 
T. For the word of the Lord is right ; 
P. And all his works are done in truth. 
T. He loveth righteousness and judgement ; 
P. The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. 
T. By the word of the Lord were the heavens 
made : 

P. And all the host of them by the breath of 
his mouth. 

T. Let all the earth fear the Lord ; 

P. Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in 
awe of him. 

T. Blessed is the nation, whose God is the Lord. 
P. And the people, whom he hath chosen for 
his inheritance. 



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T. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them, 
that fear him ; upon them, that hope in his mercy : 

P. To deliver their soul from death, and to keep 
them alive in famine. 

T. Our soul waiteth for the Lord : 

P. He is our help and our shield. 

T. For our heart shall rejoice in him, because 
we have trusted in his holy name. 

P. Let thy mercy, O Lord ! be upon us, according 
as we hope in thee. 

T, O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

i 

And they brought to him a man sick of the 
palsy, lying on a bed ; and Jesus, seeing their 
faith, said to the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good 
cheer ; thy sins be forgiven thee. 

And certain of the Scribes said within them- 
selves, This man blasphemeth. Who can forgive 
sins but God alone? 

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he said 
unto them, What reason ye in your hearts ? Whether 
is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee ? or to 
say, Rise up and walk? But, that ye may know 
that the Son of Man hath power on earth to 
forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) 
I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and 
go into thy house. 

And immediately he rose up before them, and 
took up that, whereon he lay, and departed to his 



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own house, glorifying God. And they were all 
amazed, and filled with fear, and glorified God, 
which had given such power to men. 

And as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, 
many publicans and sinners came and sat down 
with him and his disciples. And when the Phari- 
sees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why 
eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 

When Jesus heard that, he said to them, They, 
that be whole, need not a physician, but they, that 
are sick. But go ye and learn what that meaneth, 
— I will have mercy, and not sacrifice : for I am 
not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to 
repentance. 

And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, 
and was moved with compassion towards them, 
and he healed their sick. 

And when it was evening, his disciples came to 
him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time 
is now past ; send the multitude away, that they may 
go into the villages and buy themselves bread. 

But Jesus said, They need not depart; give ye 
them to eat. And they say unto him, We have 
here but five loaves and two fishes. He said. 
Bring them hither to me. 

And he commanded the multitude to sit down 
on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two 
fishes, and, looking up to heaven, he blessed, and 
brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the 
disciples to the multitude. 

And they did all eat, and were filled. And they 
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took up of the fragments, that remained, twelve baskets 
full. And they, that had eaten, were about five 
thousand men, besides women and children. 

n 

Our Father, which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come ; 

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
Give us, this day, our daily bread : 
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our 
debtors. 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever. 

AMEN. 



I 

When I can read my title clear 
To mansions in the skies, 

I bid farewell to every fear, 
And wipe my weeping eyes. 

Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, 
And storms of sorrow fall ; 

May I but safely reach my home, 
My God, my heaven, my all. 

There shall I bathe my weary soul 

In seas of heavenly rest, 
And not a wave of trouble roll 

Across my peaceful breast- 



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XII. 

He, that walketh with wise men, shall be wise; 
but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Evil 
pursueth sinners ; but to the righteous, good shall 
be repaid. 

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when 
thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. 
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his 
way ; but the folly of fools is deceit. 

Fools make a mock at sin ; but among the 
righteous there is favor. A wise man feareth and 
departeth from evil ; but the fool rageth and is 
confident. 

% 

Teacher. I will bless the Lord at all times : 
Pupils. His praise shall be continually in my 
mouth. 

T. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : 

P. The humble shall hear thereof and be glad. 

T. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us 
exalt his name together. 

P. I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and 
delivered me from all my fears. 

T. The poor man cried, and the Lord heard 
him, and saved him out of all his troubles : 

P. The angel of the Lord* encampeth round 
about them, that fear him, and delivereth them. 

T. O taste, and see that the Lord is good : 

P. Blessed is the man, that trusteth in him. 

T. O fear the Lord, ye his saints : 



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P. For there is no want to them, that fear him. 

T. Come, ye children, hearken to me ; I will 
teach you the fear of the Lord. 

P. What man is he, that desireth life, and loveth 
many days, that he may see good 1 

T. Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from 
guile : 

P. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace 

and pursue it. 

T. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous : 

P. And his ears are open to their cry. 

T. The Lord is nigh unto them, that are of a 

broken heart : 

P. And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 
T. Many are the afflictions of the righteous : 
P. But the Lord delivereth him out of them all. 
T. The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : 
P. And none of them, that trust in him, shall 

be desolate. 

Behold, there came a certain ruler, (named Jairus,) 
and worshiped him, saying, My daughter is even 
now dead; but come and lay thy hand upon her, 
and she shall live. And Jesus arose and followed 
him, and so did his disciples. 

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and 
saw the minstrels and the people, making a noise, 
he said, Give place ; for the maid is not dead, but 
sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But 
when the people were put forth, he went in, and 
took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And 
the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. 



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And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men 
followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of 
David, have mercy on us. And when he was come 
into the house, the blind men came to him ; and 
Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to 
do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then 
touched he their eyes, saying, According to your 
faith, be it unto you. And their eyes were opened. 

And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, 
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the 
gospel, and healing every sickness, and every 
disease among the people. 

it 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

i 

Behold, the blind their sight receive ! 
Behold, the dead awake and live ! 
The dumb speak wonders ! and the lame 
Leap like the hart, and bless his name ! 

Thus doth the eternal Spirit own 
And seal the mission of his Son ; 
The Father vindicates his cause, 
While he hangs bleeding on the cross. 

He dies ! the heavens in mourning stood ; 
He rises ! and appears with God : 
Behold the Lord, ascending high, 
No more to bleed, no more to die ! 

Hence and for ever from my heart 
J bid my doubts and fears depart ; 
And to those hands my soul resign, 
Which bear credentials so divine, 



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XIII. 

He, that despiseth his neighbor, sinneth; but he, 
that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. He, that 
oppresseth the poor, reproacheth his Maker ; but he, 
that honoreth him, hath mercy on the poor. 

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to 
depart from the snares of death. 

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, behold- 
ing the evil and the good. The sacrifice of the 
wicked is an abomination to the Lord : but the 
prayer of the upright is his delight. 

i 

Teacher. Thy mercy, O Lord ! is in the heavens : 
Pupils. And thy faithfulness reacheth unto the 
clouds. 

T. Thy righteousness is like the great moun- 
tains ; thy judgements are a great deep : 

P. O Lord ! thou preservest man and beast. 

T. How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God ! 

P. Therefore the children of men put their trust 
under the shadow of thy wings. 

T. 'They shall be abundantly satisfied with the 
fatness of thy house : 

P. And thou shalt make them drink of the river 
of thy pleasures. 

T. For with thee is the fountain of life : 

P. In thy light, shall we see light, 



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T. O continue thy loving-kindness unto them, 
that know thee : 

P. And thy righteousness to the upright in heart. 
T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 
P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

5E 

And he called unto him the twelve, and began 
to send them forth, by two and two ; and gave 
them power over unclean spirits ; and commanded 
them that they should take nothing for their jour- 
ney, save a staff only : no scrip, no bread, no 
money in their purse ; but be shod with sandals ; 
and not put on two coats. 

And he said unto them, In what place soever ye 
enter a house, there abide till ye depart from that 
place. And whosoever shall not receive you nor 
hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust 
under your feet for a testimony against them. 
Verily, I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable 
for Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgement, 
than for that city. 

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst 
of wolves ; be ye, therefore, wise as serpents, and 
harmless as doves. But beware of men ; for they 
will deliver you up to the councils, and they will 
scourge you in their synagogues. 

Fear not them, which kill the body, but are not 
able to kill the soul ; but rather fear Him, which is 
able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 

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I confess also before my Father, which is in heaven : 
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will 
I also deny before my Father, which is in heaven. 

He, that loveth father or mother more than me, 
is not worthy of me ; and he, that loveth son or 
daughter more than me, is not worthy of me : And 
he, that taketh not his cross and followeth after 
me, is not worthy of me. He, that receiveth you, 
receiveth me ; and he, that receiveth me, receiveth 
Him, that sent me. And whosoever shall give to 
drink, unto one of these little ones, a cup of cold 
water only, in the name of a disciple, verily, I say 
unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. 

And they departed, and went through the towns, 
preaching the gospel, and healing every where. 

i 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

s 

Above the heaven's created rounds, 

Thy mercies, Lord ! extend ; 
Thy truth outlives the narrow bounds 

Where time and nature end. 

Thy justice shall maintain its throne, 

Though mountains melt away; 
Thy judgements are a world unknown, 

A deep, unfathomed sea. 

Though all created light decay, 

And death close up our eyes, 
Thy presence makes eternal day, 

Where clouds can never rise. 



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XIV. 

A soft answer turneth away wrath ; but grievous 
words stir up anger. The tongue of the wise useth 
knowledge aright; but the mouth of fools poureth 
out foolishness. 

Better is a little, with the fear of the Lord, than 
great treasure and trouble therewith. Better is a 
dinner of herbs, where love is, than a stalled ox 
and hatred therewith. 

He, that refuseth instruction, despiseth his own 
soul ; but he, that heareth reproof, getteth under- 
standing. The fear of the Lord is the instruction 
of wisdom ; and before honor is humility. 

n 

Teacher. God is our refuge and strength : 

Pupils. A very present help in time of trouble. 

T. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth 
be removed : 

P. Though the mountains be carried into the 
midst of the sea. 

T. O clap your hands, all ye people : 

P. Shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 

T. For the Lord most high is terrible : 

P. He is a great King over all the earth. 

T. God reigneth over the heathen : 

P. God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 



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T. This God is our God for ever and ever : 
P. He will be our guide even unto death. 
T. The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken : 
P. And called the earth from the rising of the 

sun unto the going down thereof. 

T. Our God shall come, and shall not keep 

silence : 

P. A fire shall devour before him, and it shall 
be very tempestuous round about him. 

T. He shall call to the heavens from above: 
P. And to the earth, that he may judge his people. 
T. And the heavens shall declare his right- 
eousness : 

P. For God is judge himself. 

T. Offer unto God thanksgiving : 

P. And pay thy vows unto the Most High. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

I 

And when Jesus had made an end of command- 
ing his disciples, he departed thence to teach and 
to preach in their cities. And he went into a city, 
called Nain ; and many of his disciples went with 
him, and much people. 

Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, 
behold there was a dead man carried out, the only 
son of his mother, and she was a widow ; and much 
people of the city was with her. And when the 
Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said, 
Weep not. And he came and touched the bier : 



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and they, that bare him, stood still. And he said, 
Young man, I say unto thee, Arise ! And he, that 
was dead, sat up, and began to speak ; and he de- 
livered him to his mother. 

Now when John had heard, in the prison, the 
works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and 
said unto him, Art thou he, that should come, or do 
we look for another ? 

Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show 
John again those things, which ye do hear and see : 
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, 
the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the 
dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel 
preached to them : And blessed is he, whosoever 
shall not be offended in me. 

At that time, Jesus said, I thank thee, O Father, 
Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid 
these things from the wise and prudent, and hast 
revealed them unto babes. All things are delivered 
unto me of my Father ; and no man knoweth the 
Son but the Father ; neither knoweth any man the 
Father, save the Son, and he, to whomsoever the 
Son will reveal him. 

Come unto me, all ye that labor, and are heavy 
laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke 
upon you, and learn of me ; for I am meek and 
lowly in heart ; and ye shall find rest unto your 
souls : For my yoke is easy and my burden is 
light. 

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I 

Come, said Jesus' sacred voice. 
Come and make my paths your choice : 
I will guide you to your home ; 
Weary pilgrim, hither come ! 

Ye, who, tossed on beds of pain, 
Seek for ease, but seek in vain > 
Ye, whose swollen and sleepless eyes 
Watch to see the morning rise : 

Ye, by fiercer anguish torn, 
In remorse for guilt who mourn, 
Here repose your heavy care : 
A wounded spirit who can bear ? 

Sinner, come ! for here is found 
Balm that flows for every wound > 
Peace that ever shall endure, 
Rest eternal, sacred, sure. 

S 

Glorious things of thee are spoken, 

Zion, city of our God ! 
He, whose word cannot be broken, 

Formed thee for his own abode. 

On the Rock of Ages founded, 
What can shake thy sure repose ? 

With salvation's walls surrounded, 
Thou may ; st smile at all thy foes. 

See ! the streams of living waters, 
Springing from eternal love, 

Well supply thy sons and daughters, 
And all fear of want remove. 

W T ho can faint while such a river 
Ever flows their thirst to assuage ? 

Grace, wmich, like the Lord, the Giver, 
Never fails from age to age. 



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XV. 

The way of the Lord is strength to the upright; 
but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. 

The lips of the righteous feed many ; but fools 
die for want of wisdom. 

The righteous shall never be removed ; but the 
wicked shall not inhabit the earth. 

The memory of the just is blessed ; but the name 
of the wicked shall rot. 

i 

Teacher. Lord, make me to know mine end, and 
the measure of my days, what it is : 

Pupils. That I may know how frail I am. 

T. Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand- 
breadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee : 

P. Verily, every man, at his best state, is alto- 
gether vanity. 

T. Surely, every man walketh in a vain show : 

P. Surely, they are disquieted in vain. 

T. He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who 
shall gather them : 

P. And now, Lord, what wait I for ? My hope 
is in thee. 

T. Deliver me from all my transgressions : 
P. Remove thy stroke away from me : I am 
consumed by the blow of thy hand. 

T. When thou with rebukes dost correct man 



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for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume 
away like a moth : 

P. Surely every man is vanity. 

T. Withhold not thy tender mercies from me, O 
Lord ! 

P. Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth con- 
tinually preserve me. 

T. Let all those, that seek thee, rejoice and be 
glad in thee : 

P. Let such, as love thy salvation, say contin- 
ually, The Lord be magnified. 

ii 

And it came to pass, that Jesus went through the 
corn-fields, on the Sabbath-day, and his disciples 
began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn, and 
to eat. And certain of the Pharisees said unto 
them, Why do ye that, which is not lawful to do, 
on the Sabbath-days ? 

And Jesus, answering, said, Have ye not read so 
much as this, what David did, when himself was an 
hungered, and they, which were with him ; how he 
went into the house of God, and did take and eat 
the shew-bread, and gave also to them, that were 
with him, which is not lawful to eat, but for the 
priests alone ? 

And he said unto them, The Sabbath was made 
for man, and not man for the Sabbath : Therefore, 
the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath. 

And it came to pass also on another Sabbath, 
that he entered into the synagogue and taught ; and 
there was a man there, who had a withered hand. 



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And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether 
he would heal him on the Sabbath-day ; that they 
might accuse him. 

And he saith to the man, which had the withered 
hand, Stand forth. And he saith unto them, Is it 
lawful to do good on the Sabbath-days, or to do 
evil ? to save life, or to kill ? but they held their 
peace. 

And when he had looked round about on them, 
with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their 
hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine 
hand. And he stretched it out : and his hand was 
restored, whole as the other. 

And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway 
took counsel with the Herodians how they might 
destroy him. But when Jesus knew it, he with- 
drew himself from thence: and great multitudes fol- 
lowed him, and he healed them all. 



s 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

f 

Ye Christian heroes ! go, proclaim 
Salvation in Emanuel's name : 
To distant climes the tidings bear, 
And plant the Rose of Sharon there. 

He'll shield you with a wall of fire ; 
With holy zeal your hearts inspire ; 
Bid raging winds their fury cease, 
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XVI. 

The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the 
counsels of the wicked are deceit. 

A man shall be commended according to his wis- 
dom ; but he, that is of a perverse heart, shall be 
despised. 

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but 
they, that deal truly, are his delight. 

In the way of righteousness is life; and in the 
pathway thereof there is no death. 

i 

Teacher. Have mercy upon me, O God ! accord- 
ing to thy loving-kindness : 

Pupils. According to the multitude of thy tender 
mercies, blot out my transgressions. 

T. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity : 

P. And cleanse me from my sin. 

T. For I acknowledge my transgressions : 

P. And my sin is ever before me. 

T. Hide thy face from my sins : 

P. And blot out all mine iniquities. 

T. Create in me a clean heart, O God ! 

P. And renew a right spirit within me. 

T. Cast me not away from thy presence : 

P. And take not thy Holy Spirit from me. 

T. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation : 

P. And uphold me with thy free Spirit. 



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T. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways: 

P. And sinners shall be converted unto thee. 

T. O Lord, open thou my lips : 

P. And my mouth shall show forth thy praise. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

IT 

Then was brought unto Jesus one possessed with a 
devil, blind and dumb ; and he healed him, insomuch 
that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And 
all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the 
son of David ? 

But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This 
fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub, the 
prince of the devils. 

And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto 
them, Every kingdom, divided against itself, is 
brought to desolation ; and every city or house, 
divided against itself, shall not stand : And if Satan 
cast out Satan, he. is divided against himself: how 
shall then his kingdom stand ? But if I cast out 
devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God 
is come unto you. 

How can one enter into a strong man's house, and 
spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man ? 
and then he will spoil his house. He, that is not 
with me, is against me, and he, that gathereth not 
with me, scattereth abroad. 

A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, 
bringeth forth good things ; and an evil man, out of 
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the evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things. But I 
say unto you, that every idle word, that men speak, 
they shall give account thereof in the day of judge- 
ment. 

While he yet talked to the people, behold his 
mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to 
speak with him. Then said one unto him, Behold, 
thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring 
to speak with thee. 

But he answered, and said unto him, that told him, 
Who is my mother ? and who are my brethren ? 
And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, 
and said, Behold my mother and my brethren ! For 
whosoever shall do the will of my Father, which is in 
heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and 
mother. 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

5 

Forth from the dark and stormy sky, 
Lord, to thine altar's shade we fly ; 
Forth from the world, its hope and fear, 
Father, we seek thy shelter here : 
Weary and weak, thy grace we pray : 
Turn not, O Lord ! thy guests away ! 

Long have we roamed in want and pain ; 
Long have we sought thy rest in vain; 
Wildered in doubt, in darkness lost, 
Long have our souls been tempest-tost : 
Low at thy feet our sins we lay ; 
Turn not, O Lord ! thy guests away ! 



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XVII. 

My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes 
observe my ways. Buy the truth, and sell it not. 
Apply thy heart unto instruction, and thine ears to 
the words of knowledge. A good name is rather 
to be chosen than great riches. The rich and 
the poor meet together ; the Lord" is the maker of 
them all. 

1 

Teacher, Praise waiteth for thee, O God ! in 
Zion : 

Pupils. And unto thee shall the vow be per- 
formed. • 

T. O Thou, that hearest prayer, unto thee shall 
all flesh come. 

P. Iniquities prevail against me ; as for our trans- 
gressions, thou shalt purge them away. 

T. Blessed is the man, whom thou choosest, and 
causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell 
in thy courts : 

P. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of 
thy house, even of thy holy temple. 

T. By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou 
answer us, O God of our salvation : 

P. Who art the confidence of all the ends of 
the earth : 

T. Which, by his strength, setteth fast the moun- 
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P. Which stilleth the noise of the seas, and the 
tumult of the people. 

T. They, that dwell in the uttermost parts, are 
afraid at thy tokens: 

P. Thou makest the outgoings of the morning 
and the evening to rejoice. 

T. Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it : 

P. Thou greatly enrichest it with the river of 
God, which is full of water. 

T. Thou prep ar est them corn, when thou hast 
so provided for it : 

jP, Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly : 
thou settlest the furrows thereof. 

T. Thou makest it soft with showers ; thou 
blessest the springing thereof : 

P. Thou cf ownest the year with thy goodness ; 
and thy paths drop fatness. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is 
good : 

P, For his mercy endureth for ever. 

ii 

The same day went Jesus out of the house, and 
sat by the sea-side : And great multitudes were 
gathered unto him, so that he went into a ship and 
sat ; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 

And he spake many things to them in parables, say- 
ing, Behold, a sower went forth to sow ; and when he 
sowed, some seeds fell by the way-side, and the fowls 
came and devoured them up : Some fell upon stony 
places, where they had not much earth ; and forth- 



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with they sprang up, because they had no deepness 
of earth ; and when the sun was up, they were 
scorched ; and, because they had not root, they 
withered away : And some fell among thorns, and 
the thorns sprang up and choked them : But others 
fell upon good ground, and brought forth fruit, some 
a hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold. 

And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why 
speakest thou unto them in parables ? He answered 
and said unto them, Because it is given unto you 
to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, 
but to them it is not given. But blessed are your 
eyes, for they see ; and your ears, for they hear. 
Hear ye, therefore, the parable of the sower. 

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, 
and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked 
one, and catcheth away that, which was sown in his 
heart : This is he, which receiveth seed by the way- 
side. 

But he, that received the seed into stony places, 
the same is he, that heareth the word, and, anon, 
with joy receiveth it ; yet, hath he not root in him- 
self, but dureth for a while ; for when tribulation, 
or persecution, ariseth, because of the word, by and 
by he is offended. 

He, also, that received seed among the thorns, is 
he, that heareth the word ; and the care of this 
world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the 
word, and he becometh unfruitful. 

But he, that receiveth seed into the good ground, 
is he, that heareth the word, and understandeth it ; 



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which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some 
a hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty. 

i 

Our Father, which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come ; 

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
Give us, this day, our daily bread : 
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our 
debtors. 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever. 

AMEN. 
H 

Be it my only wisdom, here, 

To serve the Lord with filial fear, 

With loving gratitude : 
Superior sense may I display, 
By shunning every evil way, 

And walking in the good. 

O may I still from sin depart I 
A wise and understanding heart, 

Father, to me be given ! 
And let me, through thy Spirit, kno / 
To glorify my God below, 

And find my way to heaven. 



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XVIII. 

By humility and the fear of the Lord, are riches, 
and honor, and life. Fret not thyself because of 
evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked, 
for there shall be no reward to the evil man. 

Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty 
spirit before a fall. Better is it to be of an humble 
spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with 
the proud. 

5 

Teacher, Truly my soul waiteth upon God ; from 
him cometh my salvation : 

Pupils. He only is my rock and my salvation ; 
He is my defence ; I shall not be greatly moved. 

T. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory 
of thy name ; 

P. And deliver us, and purge away our sins, for 
thy name's sake. 

T> O remember not against us former iniquities : 

P, Let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us, 
for we are brought very low. 

T. My soul, wait thou only upon God ; for my 
expectation is from him : 

P. He only is my rock and my salvation ; He is 
my defence ; I shall not be moved. 

P. In God is my salvation and my glory : 

P. The rock of my strength and my refuge is in 
God. 



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T. Trust in him at all times : 

P. Pour out your heart before him : God is a 
refuge for us. 

T. Trust not in oppression, and become not vain 
in robbery. 

P. If riches increase, set not your heart upon 
them. 

T. God hath spoken once ; 

P. Twice have I heard this, — That power be- 

longeth unto God. 

T. Also, unto thee, O Lord ! belongeth mercy : 
P. For thou renderest to every man according to 

his work. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good. 
JP. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

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Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, 
The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man, 
which sowed good seed in his field : But while men 
slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the 
wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was 
sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared 
the tares also. 

So the servants of the householder came and said 
unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy 
field ? from whence, then, hath it tares T He said 
unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants 
said unto him, Wilt thou, then, that we go and 
gather them up? 

But he said, Nay ; lest while ye gather up the 



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tares, ye root up, also, the wheat with them. Let 
both grow together until the harvest : and, in the 
time of harvect, I will say to the reapers, Gather 
ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles 
to burn them ; but gather the wheat into my barn. 

Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went 
into the house : and his disciples came unto him, 
saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of 
the field. 

He answered and said unto them, He that soweth 
the good seed is the Son of man ; the field is the 
world ; the good seed are the children of the king- 
dom ; but the tares are the children of the wicked 
one ; the enemy, that sowed them, is the devil ; the 
harvest is the end of the world ; and the reapers 
are the angels. As, therefore, the tares are gathered 
and burned in the fire, so shall it be in the end 
of the world : The Son of man shall send forth his 
angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all 
things, that offend, and them, which do iniquity, 
and shall cast them into a furnace of fire; there 
shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall 
the righteous shine forth as the sun in the king« 
dom of their Father. 

t 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c> 

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The angel comes, prepared to reap 

The harvest of the Lord ! 
O'er all the earth, with fatal sweep, 

Wide waves his flaming sword. 



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O King of mercy ! grant us power 

Thy fiery wrath to flee ! 
In thy destroying angel's hour, 

O gather us to thee ! 

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O God ! my inmost soul convert, 
And deeply, on my thoughtful heart, 

Eternal things impress ; 
Give me to feel their solemn weight, 
And tremble on the brink of fate, 

And wake to righteousness. 

Before me place, in dread array, 
The pomp of that tremendous day, 

When thou with clouds shalt come 
To judge the nations at thy bar; 
And tell me, Lord, shall I be there 

To meet a joyful doom ? 

Be this my one great business here,. 
With serious industry and fear 

Eternal bliss to insure ; 
Thine utmost counsel to fulfil, 
And suffer all thy righteous will, 

And to the end endure. 

Then, Father, then my soul receive,, 
Transported from this vale, to live 

And reign with thee above ; 
Where faith is sweetly lost in sight,, 
And hope in full, supreme delight, 

And everlasting love. 



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XIX. 

He, that getteth wisdom, loveth his own soul : 
He, that keepeth understanding, shall find good. 
The fear of the Lord tendeth to life ; and he, that 
hath it, shall abide satisfied : he shall not be visited 
with evil. 

The sluggard will not plough, by reason of cold ; 
therefore, he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. 
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteous- 
ness. Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty ; 
open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with 
bread. 

i 

Teacher. Give ear to my prayer., O God : 
Pupils. And hide not thyself from my sup- 
plication. 

T. Attend unto me and hear me : 
P. Be merciful unto me, for my soul trusteth 
in thee. 

T. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek 
thee : 

P. My soul thirsteth for thee, to see thy power 
and thy glory. 

T. Because thy loving-kindness is better than 
life, my lips shall praise thee : 

P. Thus will I bless thee while I live; I will 
lift up my hands in thy name. 



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T. My soul shall be satisfied, and my mouth 
shall praise thee with joyful lips : 

P. When I remember thee on my bed, and 
meditate on thee in the night watches. 

T, Because thou hast been my help : 

P. Therefore, in the shadow of thy wings will 
I rejoice. 

T. My soul followeth hard after thee : 

P. Thy right hand upholdeth me. 

T. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens : 

P. And let thy glory be above all the earth. 

T. My heart is fixed, O God : 

P. I will sing and give praise. 

T. I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people : 

P. I will sing unto thee among the nations. 

y. For thy mercy is great unto the heavens : 

P. And thy truth unto the clouds. 

T. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens : 

P. Let thy glory be above all the earth. 

UP. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tempted 
him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit 
eternal life 1 He said unto him, What is written in 
the law 1 How readest thou ? 

And he, answering, said, Thou shalt love the 
Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy 
soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy 
mind, and thy neighbor as thyself. 



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And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right ; 
This do, and thou shalt live. But he, willing to 
justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my 
neighbor ? 

And Jesus, answering, said, A certain man went 
down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among 
thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and 
wounded him, and departed, leaving him half 
dead. 

And, by chance, there came down a certain priest 
that way ; and when he saw him, he passed by on 
the other side : And likewise a Levite, when he was 
at the place, came and looked on him, and passed 
by on the other side. 

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came 
near where he was ; and when he saw him, he had 
compassion on him, and went to him, and bound 
up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set 
him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, 
and took care of him. 

And on the morrow, when he departed, he took 
out two pence, and gave them to the host, and 
said unto him, Take care of him;; and whatsoever 
thou spendest more, when I come again, I will 
repay thee. Which now, of these three, thinkest 
thou, was neighbor to him, that fell among the 
thieves? And he said, He, that showed mercy on 
him. Then said Jesus to him, Go, and do thou 
likewise. 

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1 

My God, permit my tongue 
This joy, to call thee mine ; 

And let my early cries prevail 
To taste thy love divine, 

For life without thy love 

No relish can afford ; 
No joy can be compared to this, 

To serve and please the Lord. 

In wakeful hours of night, 

1 call my God to mind; 
1 think how wise thy counsels are, 

And all thy dealings kind. 

Since thou hast been my help, 

To thee my spirit flies, 
And on thy watchful providence 

My cheerful hope relies. 

The shadow of thy wings 
My soul in safety keeps : 

I follow where my Father leads, 
And he supports my steps. 

I 

Happy is he, that fears the Lord, 
And follows his commands ; 

Who lends the poor without reward, 
Or gives with liberal hands. 

His works of piety and love 

Remain before the Lord: 
Honor on earth, and joys above, 

Shall be his sure reward. 



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Remember now thy Creator, in the days of thy 
youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years 
draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure 
in them. 

While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the 
stars, be not darkened : Or ever the silver cord be 
loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher 
be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at 
the cistern : 

Then shaJJ the dust return to the earth as it was : 
and the spirit shall return unto God, who gave it. 

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Teacher. In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust : 

Pupils. Let me never be put to confusion. 

T. Deliver me in thy righteousness : 

P. Incline thine ear unto me and save me. 

T. For thou art my hope, O Lord God : 

P. Thou art my trust from my youth. 

T. Cast me not off in the time of old age : 

P. Forsake me not when my strength faileth. 

T. My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness, 

and thy salvation all the day : 

P. For I know not the numbers thereof. 

T. I will go in the strength of the Lord God : 

P. I will make mention of thy righteousness, 

even of thine only. 



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T. My lips shall greatly rejoice, when I sing unto 
thee : 

P. And my soul, which thou hast redeemed. 

T. My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness 
all the day long : 

P. For they are confounded and brought to shame, 
that seek my hurt. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

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In the mean time, when there were gathered 
together an innumerable multitude of people, inso- 
much that they trode one upon another, he began 
to say to his disciples, Beware ye of the leaven of 
the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy : For there is 
nothing covered, that shall not be revealed, neither 
hid, that shall not be known. Therefore, whatsoever 
ye have spoken in darkness, shall be heard in the 
light, and that, which ye have spoken in the ear in 
closets, shall be proclaimed on the house-tops. 

And I say unto you, My friends, be not afraid 
of them, that kill the body, and, after that, have no 
more, that they can do. But I will forewarn you 
whom ye shall fear : Fear him, which, after he hath 
killed, hath power to cast into hell : Yea, I say unto 
you, fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two 
farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before 
God ? But even the very hairs of your head are 
all numbered. Fear not, therefore ; ye are of more 
value than many sparrows. 



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Also, I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me 
before men, him shall the Son of man also confess 
before the angels of God. But he, that denieth me 
before men, shall be denied before the angels of 
God. 

And one of the company said unto him, Master, 
speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance 
with me. And he said unto him, Man, who made 
me a judge, or a divider, over you? 

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware 
of covetousness ; for a man's life consisteth not in 
the abundance of the things, which he possesseth. 

And he spake a parable to them, saying, The 
ground of a certain rich man brought forth plenti- 
fully : And he thought within himself, saying, What 
shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow 
my fruits ? And he said, This will I do : I will pull 
down my barns, and build greater, and there will I 
bestow all my fruits and my goods : And I will say 
to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up in 
store for many years ; take thine ease, eat, drink, and 
be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool ! 
this night thy soul shall be required of thee ; then 
whose shall those things be, which thou hast pro- 
vided ? 

So is he, that layeth up treasure for himself, and 
is not rich towards God. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, &o. 
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Remember thy Creator, 

While Youth's fair spring is bright, 
Before thy cares are greater, 

Before comes Age's night; 
While yet the sun shines o'er thee, 

While stars the darkness cheer, 
While life is all before thee, 

Thy great Creator fear. 

Remember thy Creator, 

Ere life resigns its trust, 
Ere sinks dissolving nature, 

And dust returns to dust ; 
Before with God, who gave it, 

The spirit shall appear: 
He cries, who died to save it, 

"The great Creator fear." 

5 

My Savior, my almighty Friend, 

When I begin thy praise, 
Where will the growing numbers end, 

The numbers of thy grace ? 

Thou art my everlasting trust; 

Thy goodness I adore : 
And since I knew thy graces first, 

I speak thy glories more. 

Awake, awake, my tuneful powers ! 

With this delightful song, 
I'll entertain the darkest hours, 

Nor think the season long. 



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XXI. 



Be not envious against evil men, neither desire to 
be with them ; for their heart studieth destruction, 
and their lips talk of mischief. 

Rejoice not, when thine enemy falleth, and let not 
thy heart be glad, when he stumbleth ; lest the Lord 
see it, and it displease him. 

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat ; 
and, if he be thirsty, give him water to drink ; for 
thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the 
Lord shall reward thee. 

ii 

Teacher. Bow down thine ear, O Lord, and hear 
me : 

Pupils, Preserve my soul ; O thou my God, save 
thy servant, that trusteth in thee. 

T. Be merciful unto me, O Lord, for I cry unto 
thee daily: 

jP. Rejoice the soul of thy servant ; for unto 
thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 

T. For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive : 

P. And plenteous in mercy to all them, that call 
upon thee. 

T. Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer r 

P. And attend to the voice of my supplications. 

T. Teach me thy way, O Lord : 

P. I will walk in thy truth : unite my heart to 
fear thy name. 



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T. I will praise thee, O Lord, my God, with all 
my heart : 

P. And I will glorify thy name for ever. 

T. For great is thy mercy towards me: 

P. And thou hast delivered my soul. 

T. Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, 
and gracious ; long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy 
and truth : 

P. Show us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy 
salvation. 

T. Thou hast holden me by my right hand : 

P. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and 
afterward receive me to glory. 

T. Whom have I in heaven, but thee? 

P. And there is none upon earth, that I desire 
beside thee. 

T. My flesh and my heart fail : 

P. But God is the strength of my heart, and my 
portion for ever. 

T. For lo ! they, that are far from thee, shall 
perish : 

P. Thou hast destroyed all them, that go astray 
from thee. 

T. But it is good for me to draw near to God: 
P. I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I 
may declare all thy works. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 
P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

« 

Then drew near to him all the publicans and 
sinners, to hear him. And the Pharisees and 



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Scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth 
sinners, and eateth with them. 

And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What 
man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose one 
of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the 
wilderness, and go after that, which is lost, till he 
find it 1 And when he hath found it, he layeth it 
on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh 
home, he calleth together his friends and neighbors, 
saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found 
my sheep, which was lost. I say unto you, that 
likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that 
repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just 
persons, which need no repentance. 

Or what woman, having ten pieces of silver, if she 
lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the 
house, and seek diligently, till she find it ? And when 
she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her 
neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I 
have found the piece, which I had lost. Likewise, I 
say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the 
angels of God, over one sinner, that repenteth. 

i 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

I 

God, my supporter and my hope, 

My help forever near, 
Thine arm of mercy held me up, 

When sinking in despair. 

Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet 

Through this dark wilderness ; 
Thine hand conduct me near thy seat, 

To dwell before thy face, 



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XXII. 

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the 
vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and lo ! 
it was all overgrown with thorns, and nettles had 
covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof 
was broken down. 

Then I saw and considered it well ; I looked upon 
it, and received instruction. Yet a little sleep, a 
little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep : 
So shall thy poverty come as one, that traveleth, and 
thy want as an armed man. 

s 

Teacher. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord 
for ever : ' 

Pupils. With my mouth will I make known thy 
faithfulness to all generations. 

T. And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O 
Lord : 

P. Thy faithfulness, also, in the congregation of 
the saints. 

T. For who, in the heaven, can be compared unto 
the Lord ? 

P. Who, among the sons of the mighty, can be 
likened unto the Lord? 

T. God is greatly to be feared in the assembly 
of his saints : 

P. And to be had in reverence of all them, that 
are about him. 



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T. O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord, 
like unto thee? 

P. Or to thy faithfulness round about thee ? 

T> Thou rulest the raging of the sea: 

P. When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest 
them. 

T. The heavens are thine, and the earth also is 
thine : 

P. As for the world, and the fullness thereof, thou 
hast founded them. 

T. The north and the south, thou hast created 
them : 

P. Thou hast a mighty arm, and high is thy right 
hand. 

T. Justice and judgement are the habitation of 
thy throne : 

P. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 
T. Blessed is the people, that know the joyful 
sound : 

P. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy 
countenance. 

T. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day : 
P. And in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 
T. For the Lord is our defence : 
P. And the Holy One of Israel is our king. 
T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 
P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

i 

And he said, A certain man had two sons ; and 
the younger of them said to his father, Father, give 



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me the portion of goods, that falleth to me : And he 
divided unto them his living. 

And not many days after, the younger son gathered 
all together, and took his journey into a far country, 
and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty 
famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 

And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that 
country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine : 
And he would fain have filled himself with the husks, 
which the swine did eat ; and no man gave unto him. 

And when he came to himself, he said, How many 
hired servants of my father's have bread enough, and 
to spare, and I perish with hunger ! I will arise and 
go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I 
have sinned against heaven and before thee, and am 
no more worthy to be called thy son : make me as 
one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came 
to his father. 

But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw 
him, and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck, 
and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, 
I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight, and 
am no more worthy to be called thy son. 

But the father said to his servants, Bring hither the 
best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his 
hand, and shoes on his feet; and bring hither the 
fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat and be merry ; 
for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again ; he was 
lost, and is found : And they began to be merry. 

Now his elder son was in the field ; and as he 



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came and drew near to the house, he heard music 
and dancing ; and he called one of the servants, and 
asked what these things meant. And he said unto 
him, Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed 
for him the fatted calf, because he hath received him 
safe and sound. And he was angry, and would not 
go in; therefore came his father out, and entreated 
him. 

And he, answering, said to his father, Lo! these 
many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at 
any time thy commandment ; and yet, thou never 
gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my 
friends : But, as soon as this, thy son, was come, who 
hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast 
killed for him the fatted calf. 

And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, 
and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we 
should make merry and be glad ; for this, thy brother, 
was dead, and is alive again ; and was lost, and is 
found. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come; 

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
Give us, this day, our daily bread : 
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, for ever. 

AMEN. 



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XXIII. 

The wicked flee when no man pursueth, but the 
righteous are bold as a lion. 

Better is the poor, that walketh in his uprightness, 
than he, that is perverse in his ways, though he be 
rich. 

He, that, being often reproved, hardeneth his neck, 
shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. 
Seest thou a man, that is hasty in his words 1 There 
is more hope of a fool, than of him. 

a 

Teacher. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place, 
through all generations : 

Pupils. Before the mountains were brought forth, 
or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, 
even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God. 

T. Thou turnest man to destruction, and sayest, 
Return, ye children of men. 

P. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as 
yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 

T. Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; 
they are as a sleep : 

P. In the morning, they are like grass, which 
groweth up. 

T. In the morning it flour isheth, and groweth up : 
JP. In the evening, it is cut down, and withereth, 
T. For we are consumed by thine anger : 
. JP. And by thy wrath are we troubled. 



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T. Thou hast set our iniquities before thee : 

P. Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 

jT. For all our days are passed away in thy wrath : 

jP. We spend our years as a tale that is told. 

T. The days of our years are threescore years and 
ten ; and if, by reason of strength, they be fourscore 
years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow : 

P. For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 

T. So teach us to number our days, that we may 
apply our hearts unto wisdom : 

P. O satisfy us early with thy mercy, that we may 
rejoice and be glad all our days. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

JP. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

n 

There was a certain man, which w r as clothed in 
purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every 
day: And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, 
which was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring 
to be fed with the crumbs, which fell from the rich 
man's table : Moreover, the dogs came and licked his 
sores. 

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was 
carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom : The 
rich man also died, and was buried ; and in hell he 
lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abra- 
ham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 

And he cried, and said, Father Abraham, have 
mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the 
tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue ; for I 
am tormented in this flame. 



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But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou, in 
thy life-time, receivedst thy good things, and likewise 
Lazarus evil things ; but now he is comforted, and 
thou art tormented. And besides all this, between us 
and you there is a great gulf fixed ; so that they, 
which would pass from hence to you, cannot ; neither 
can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 

Then he said, I pray thee, therefore, Father, that 
thou wouldst send him to my father's house ; for I 
have there five brethren; that he may testify unto 
them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 

Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the 
prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, 
Father Abraham, but if one went unto them from the 
dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If 
they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will 
they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come ; 

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
Give us, this day, our daily bread : 
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our 
debtors. 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever. 

AMEN. 



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Like shadows gliding o'er the plain, 
Or clouds that roll successive on, 

Man's busy generations pass, 
And while we gaze, their forms are gone. 

0 Father! in whose mighty hand 
The boundless years and ages lie, 

Teach us thy boon of life to prize, 
And use the moments as they fly; 

To crowd the narrow span of life 
With wise designs and virtuous deeds : 

So shall we wake from death's dark night, 
To share the glory that succeeds. 

1 

Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, 
Pilgrim, through this barren land : 

1 am weak, but thou art mighty; 
Hold me with thy powerful hand : 

Bread of heaven, 
Feed me till I want no more. 

Open now the crystal fountain, 
Whence the healing streams do flow ; 

Let the fiery, cloudy pillar 

Lead me all my journey through : 

Strong Deliverer, 
Be thou still my strength and shield. 

When I tread the verge of Jordan, 

Bid my anxious fears subside; 
Bear me through the swelling current; 

Land me safe on Canaan's side : 
Songs of praises 

I will ever give to thee. 



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XXIV. 

Incline your ear and come unto me; hear, and 
your soul shall live. Seek ye the Lord, while he 
may be found ; call upon him, while he is near. 

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unright- 
eous man his thoughts ; and let him return to the 
Lord, and he will have mercy upon him ; and to our 
God, for he will abundantly pardon. 

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Teacher. He, that dwelleth in the secret place of 
the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the 
Almighty : 

Pupils. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge 
and my fortress : my God ; in him will I trust. 

T. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of 
the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence : 

P. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and 
under his wings shalt thou trust. 

T. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by 
night : 

P. Nor for the arrow, that flieth by day. 
T. Nor for the pestilence, that walketh in dark- 
ness : 

P. Nor for the destruction, that wasteth at noon- 
day. 

T. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten 
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P. But it shall not come nigh thee : Only with 
thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of 
the wicked. 

T. Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my 
refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation : 

P. There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall 
any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 

T. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, 
to keep thee in all thy ways : 

P. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest 
thou dash thy foot against a stone. 

T. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder : 

P. The young lion and the dragon shalt thou 
trample under feet. 

T. Because he hath set his love upon me, there- 
fore will I deliver him : 

P. I will set him on high, because he hath known 
my name. 

T. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him : 
P. I will be with him in trouble. 
T. I will deliver him and honor him : 
P. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him 
my salvation. 

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And Jesus spake this parable unto certain, which 
trusted in themselves, that they were righteous, and 
despised others : 

Two men went up into the temple to pray ; the one 
a Pharisee, the other a publican. The Pharisee stood 
and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee, 
that I am not, as other men are, extortioners, unjust, 



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adulterers, or even as this publican : I fast twice in 
the week, and give tithes of all, that I possess. 

And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift 
up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon 
his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner ! I 
tell you, This man went down to his house, justified, 
rather than the other : For every one, that exalteth 
himself, shall be abased ; and he, that humbleth 
himself, shall be exalted. 

Then were brought unto him little children, that 
he should put his hands on them and pray ; and the 
disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, Suffer little 
children, and forbid them not to come unto me : for 
of such is the kingdom of heaven. Verily, I say 
unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom 
of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein : 
And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon 
them, and blessed them. 

And there came one running, and kneeled to him, 
and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do, that I 
may inherit eternal life ? And Jesus said unto him, 
Why callest thou me good ? there is none good but 
one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, 
Do not kill : Do not steal : Do not bear false witness : 
Defraud not : Honor thy father and mother. And 
he answered and said unto him, Master, all these 
have I observed from my youth. 

Then Jesus, beholding him, loved him, and said 
unto him, One thing thou lackest; go thy way, sell 
whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou 
shalt have treasure in heaven ; and come, take up the 



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cross, and follow me. And he was sad at that saying, 
and went away grieved ; for he had great possessions. 

And Jesus looked round about him, and saith unto 
his disciples, How hardly shall they, that have riches, 
enter into the kingdom of God ! It is easier for a 
camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a 
rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, &,c. 



Upward 1 lift mine eyes; 

From God is all my aid ; 
The God that built the skies, 
And earth, and nature made : 
God is the tower I His grace is nigh 
To which I fly ; I In every hour. 



No burning heats by day, 

Nor blasts of evening air,, 
Shall take my health away, 
If God be with me there : 
Thou art my sun, I To guard my head^ 
And thou my shade, I By night or noon* 



Hast thou not given thy word, 
To save my soul from death ? 
And I can trust my Lord, 
To keep my mortal breath i 
I'll go and come, I Till from on high 
Nor fear to die, I Thou call me home, 
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XXV. 

Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest 
not what a day may bring forth. 

Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and his 
days be prolonged, yet surely it shall be well with 
them, that fear God : But it shall not be well with the 
wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are 
as a shadow : because he feareth not God. 

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Teacher. It is a good thing to give thanks unto 
the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O thou 
Most High : 

Pupils. To show forth thy loving-kindness in the 
morning, and thy faithfulness every night. 

T. The Lord reigneth ; he is clothed with majesty : 

P. The Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith 
he hath girded himself. 

T. The world is established, that it cannot be 
moved : 

P. Thy throne is established of old : Thou art 
from everlasting. 

*jT. Thy testimonies are very sure. 

P. Holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for 
ever. 

T. O come, let us sing unto the Lord : 
P. Let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our 
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T. Let us come before his presence with thanks- 
giving : 

P. And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms, 

T. For the Lord is a great God : 

P. And a great King above all gods. 

T* In his hand are the deep places of the earth : 

P. The strength of the hills is his also. 

T. The sea is his, and he made it : 

P. And his hands formed the dry land. 

T. O come, let us worship and bow down : 

P. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker. 

T. For he is our God : 

P. And we are the people of his pasture, and the 

sheep of his hand. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

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And Jesus took Peter, and John, and James, and 
went up into a mountain to pray ; and as he prayed, 
the fashion of his countenance was altered ; his face 
did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the 
light. 

And, behold, there talked with him two men, which 
were Moses and Elias, who appeared in glory, and 
spake of his decease, which he should accomplish at 
Jerusalem. 

Then Peter said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us 
to be here : If thou wilt, let us make here three taber- 
nacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for 
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While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud over- 
shadowed them ; and, behold, a voice out of the 
cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom 
I am well pleased : hear ye him. 

And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their 
faces, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and 
touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no 
man, save Jesus only. 

And when they were come to the multitude, there 
came to him a man, kneeling down to him, and 
saying, Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic 
and sore vexed : for, oft-times he falleth into the fire, 
and oft into the water; and I brought him to thy 
disciples, and they could not cure him. 

Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and 
perverse generation, how long shall I be with you 1 
how long shall I suffer you ? bring him hither to me. 
And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he departed out of 
him, and the child was cured from that very hour. 

Then came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who 
is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven ? And 
Jesus called a little child to him, and set him in the 
midst of them, and said, Verily, I say unto you, 
Except ye be converted, and become as little children, 
ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Who- 
soever, therefore, shall humble himself as this little 
child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of 
heaven : And whoso shall receive one such little 
child in my name, receiveth me. But whoso shall 
offend one of these little ones, which believe in me, it 



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were better for him, that a mill-stone were hanged 
about his neck, and that he were drowned in the 
depth of the sea. Take heed that ye despise not one 
of these little ones ; for I say unto you, that, in 
heaven, their angels do always behold the face of my 
Father, which is in heaven. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

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Great God ! how infinite art thou ! 

How frail and weak are we ! 
Let the whole race of creatures bow, 

And pay their praise to thee. 

Thy throne eternal ages stood, 

Ere seas or stars were made : 
Thou art the ever-living God, 

Were all the nations dead. 



Eternity, with all its years, 

Stands present in thy view ; 
To thee there's nothing old appears; 

Great God ! there's nothing new. 

Our lives through varying scenes are drawn, 

And vexed with trifling cares, 
While thine eternal thought moves on 

Thine undisturbed affairs. 



Great God ! how infinite art thou ! 

How frail and weak are we ! 
Let the whole race of creatures fcsit* 

And pay their praise to thee. 



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XXVI. 

A good name is better than precious ointment: 
Sorrow is better than laughter, for, by the sadness of 
the countenance, the heart is made better. 

Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with 
them; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 
Wo to the wicked ! it shall be ill with him ; for the 
reward of his hands shall be given him. 

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Teacher. O sing unto the Lord a new song : 
Pupils. Sing unto the Lord, all the earth. 
T. Sing unto the Lord, and bless his name : 
P. Show forth his salvation from day to day. 
T. Declare his glory among the heathen : 
P. His wonders among all people. 
T. For the Lord is great, and greatly to be 
praised : 

P. He is to be feared above all gods. 
T. Honor and majesty are before him : 
P. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 
T. Give unto the Lord glory and strength: 
P. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his 
name. 

T. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness : 
P. Fear before him, all the earth. 
T. Say among the heathen, that the Lord reigneth : 
P. He shall judge the people righteously. 



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T. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be 
glad: 

P. Let the sea roar and the fullness thereof. 
T. Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein : 
P. Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 
before the Lord : 

T. For he cometh to judge the earth : 
P. He shall judge the world with righteousness, 
and the people with his truth. 

T. Clouds and darkness are round about him: 
P. Righteousness and judgement are the habita- 
tion of his throne. 

T. Ye, that love the Lord, hate evil : 
P. He preserveth the souls of his saints ; he deliv- 
ereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 

T. Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness 
for the upright in heart : 

P. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, and give 
thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 

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Then came Peter to Jesus, and said, Lord, how oft 
shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him 1 
till seven times ? Jesus saith unto him, I say not 
unto thee, till seven times, but until seventy times 
seven. 

Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a 
certain king, which would take an account of his 
servants : And when he had begun to reckon, one 
was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand 
talents. But, forasmuch as he had not to pay, his 



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lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and 
children, and all that he had, and payment to be 
made. 

The servant, therefore, fell down and worshiped 
him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will 
pay thee all. Then the lord of that servant had com- 
passion on him, and forgave him the debt. 

But the same servant went out, and found one of 
his fellow-servants, which owed him a hundred pence ; 
and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, 
saying, Pay me that, which thou owest. And his 
fellow-servant fell down at his feet and besought him, 
saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee 
all. And he would not, but went and cast him into 
prison, till he should pay the debt. 

So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, 
they were very sorry, and came and told their lord all, 
that was done. Then his lord, after that he had 
called him, said to him, O thou wicked servant, I 
forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me : 
Shouldst not thou, also, have had compassion on thy 
fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee ? 

And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the 
tormentors, till he should pay all, that was due unto 
him. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also 
unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one 
his brother their trespasses. 

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IE 

Joy to the world ! the Lord is come ! 

Let earth receive her King: 
Let every heart prepare him room, 

And heaven and nature sing. 

Joy to the earth ! the Savior reigns f . 

Let men their songs employ; 
While fields, and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, 

Repeat the sounding joy. 

No more let sins and sorrows grow, 

Nor thorns infest the ground ; 
He comes to make his blessings flow 

As far as sin is found. 

He rules the world with truth and graee, 

And makes the nations prove 
The glories of his righteousness, 

And wonders of his love. 

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Father of all ! whose tender care 

Does every want supply, 
To thee I pour the fervent prayer, 

And raise the filial eye. 

Save me alike from foolish pride, 

And impious discontent, 
At aught thy wisdom has denied, 

Or aught thy goodness lent. 

Teach me to feel another's wo, 

To hide the faults I see ; 
The mercy, I to others show, 

That mercy show to me. 



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XXVII. 

Fret not thyself, because of evil-doers, neither be 
thou envious against the workers of iniquity: For 
they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither 
as the green herb. 

Trust in the Lord and do good ; so shalt thou 
dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 

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Teacher. O sing unto the Lord a new song, for 
he hath done marvelous things : 

Pupils. His right hand, and his holy arm, hath 
gotten him the victory, 

T. The Lord hath made known his salvation : 

P. His righteousness hath he openly showed in 
the sight of the heathen. 

T. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth 
towards us : 

P. All the ends of the earth have seen the salva- 
tion of our God. 

T. Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at 
his footstool : 

P. For the Lord our God is holy. 

T. Serve the Lord with gladness : 

P. Come before his presence with singing. 

T. Know ye that the Lord he is God ; it is he that 
hath made us, and not we ourselves : 

P. We are his people, and the sheep of his 
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T. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and 
into his courts with praise : 

P. Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 

T. For the Lord is good ; his mercy is everlast- 
ing: 

P. And his truth endureth to all generations. 
T. Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come 
unto thee : 

P. Hide not thy face from me in the day when I 
am in trouble. 

T. O my God, take me not away in the midst of 
my days : 

P. Thy years are throughout all generations. 
T. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the 
earth : 

P. And the heavens are the work of thy hands. 

T. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure : 

P. Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment. 

T. As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they 
shall be changed : 

P. But thou art the same, and thy years shall have 
no end. 

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The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man, that is 
an householder, which went out early in the morning 
to hire laborers into his vineyard : And when he had 
agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent 
them into his vineyard. 

And he went out about the third hour, and saw 
others standing idle in the market-place, and said 
unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and what- 



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soever is right, I will give you : And they went their 
way. And he went out about the sixth and ninth 
hour, and did likewise. 

And about the eleventh hour, he went out, and 
found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why 
stand ye here all the day idle 1 They say unto him, 
Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, 
Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right, 
that shall ye receive. 

So, when the even was come, the lord of the vine- 
yard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and 
give them their hire, beginning from the last unto 
the first. 

And when they came, that were hired about the 
eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. 
But when the first came, they supposed that they 
should have received more ; and they, likewise, 
received, every man, a penny. 

And when they had received it, they murmured 
against the good man of the house, saying, These 
last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made 
them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and 
heat of the day. 

But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I 
do thee no wrong ; didst not thou agree with me for a 
penny % Take that, which is thine, and go thy way : 
I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not 
lawful for me to do what I will with mine own ? Is t 
thine eye evil, because I am good ? 

So the last shall be first, and the first, kst : for 
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Our Father, which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come ; 

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
Give us, this day, our daily bread : 
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our 
debtors* 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever* 

AMEN* 
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Thou, Lord, hast earth's foundations laid | 

The heavens, a glorious frame, 
By thine almighty hand were spread, 

And speak their Maker's name* 

Their shining glories all shall fade, 

By thy controlling power, 
Changed like a vesture when decayed | 

But thou shalt still endure* 

Thy bright perfections, all divine % 

Eternal as thy days, 
Through everlasting ages shine, 

With undiminished rays. 

Thy servant's children, still thy care* 

Shall own their father's God ; 
To latest times thy favor share*, 

And spread thy praise abroad. 



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XXVIII. 

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the 
years of thy life shall be many : 

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not 
in the way of evil men ; for the way of the wicked is 
as darkness : But the path of the just is as the shining 
light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day* 

S 

Teacher. Bless the Lord, O my soul : 
Pupils. And all, that is within me, bless his holy 
name. 

T. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all 
his benefits : 

P. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities : 

T. Who healeth all thy diseases : 

P. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction : 

T. Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and 
tender mercies : 

P. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, so 
that thy youth is renewed, like the eagle's. 

T. The Lord executeth righteousness and judge- 
ment for all, that are oppressed : 

P. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to 
anger, and plenteous in mercy. 

T. He will not always chide : 

P. Neither will he keep his anger for ever. 

T. He hath not dealt with us after our sins: 



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P. Nor rewarded us according to our Iniquities. 

T. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so 
great is his mercy towards them that fear him: 

P. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath 
he removed our transgressions from us. 

T. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the 
Lord pitieth them, that fear him : 

P. For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth 
that we are dust. 

T. As for man, his days are as grass : 

P. As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. 

T. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone : 

P. And the place thereof shall know it no more. 

T. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting 
to everlasting, upon them, that fear him, and his 
righteousness unto children's children: 

P. To such as keep his covenant, and to those, 
that remember his commandments to do them. 

i 

And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve 
disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold, 
we go up to Jerusalem ; and the Son of man shall be 
betrayed unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes, 
and they shall condemn him to death, and shall 
deliver him to the Gentiles, to mock, and to scourge, 
and to crucify him : and the third day he shall rise 
again. 

And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho : 
And behold, there was a man, named Zaccheus, 
which was the chief among the publicans, and he was 



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rich. And he sought to see Jesus, who he was ; and 
could not, for the press, because he was little of 
stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a 
sycamore tree to see him ; for he was to pass that 
way. 

And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up 
and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make 
haste and come down ; for, to-day, I must abide at 
thy house : And he made haste and came down, and 
received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all 
murmured, saying, that he was gone to be guest with 
a man, that is a sinner. 

And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord, 
Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; 
and if I have taken any thing from any man, by false 
accusation, I restore him four-fold. 

And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation 
come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of 
Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and 
to save that, which was lost. 

And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto 
Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus 
sent forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, 
Go your way into the village, over against you ; and 
as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt 
tied, whereon never man sat : loose him and bring 
him hither. And if any man say unto you, Why do 
ye this ? say ye, that the Lord hath need of him. 
And they went their way, and found even as he had 
said unto them. 

And as they were loosing the colt, the owners 



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thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt 1 And 
they said, The Lord hath need of him. And they 
brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments 
upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. 

And many spread their garments in the way ; and 
others cut down branches off the trees, and strewed 
them in the way. And they, that went before, and 
they, that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna ! blessed is 
he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in 
the highest. 

And some of the Pharisees said unto him, Master, 
rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said 
unto them, I tell you, that, if these should hold their 
peace, the stones would immediately cry out. 

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Our Father^ which art in heaven, &q. 

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Almighty Ruler of the skies, 

Through the wide earth thy name is spread; 
And thine eternal glories rise 

O'er all the heavens thy hands have made. 

To thee the voices of the young 

A monument of honor raise ; 
And babes, with uninstructed tongue., 

Declare the wonders of thy praise. 

Children amidst thy temple throng 

To see their great Redeemer's face ; 
The Son of David is their song, 

And young hosannas fill the place. 

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XXIX. 

Blessed is the man, that walketh not in the 
counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of 
sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 

He shall be like a tree, planted by the rivers of 
water, that bringeth forth its fruit in its season ; and 
whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 

The ungodly are not so; but are like the chaff, 
which the wind driveth away : For the Lord knoweth 
the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly 
shall perish. 

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Teacher. Bless the Lord, O my soul : 

Pupils. O Lord, my God, thou art very great; 

thou art clothed with honor and majesty, 

T. Who coverest thyself with light, as with a 

garment ; 

jP. Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain : 
T. Who Jayeth the beams of his chambers in the 
waters : 

JP. Who maketh the clouds his chariot; who 
walketh upon the wings of the wind : 

T. Who maketh his angels spirits ; his ministers a 
flaming fire : 

P. Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it 

should not be removed for ever. 

T. He watereth the hills from his chambers : 
P. He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, 

and herb for the service of man. 



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T. He appointeth the moon for seasons ; 

P. The sun knoweth his going down. 

ST. Thou makest darkness and it is night : 

P. The young lions roar after their prey, and 
seek their meat from God. 

T. The sun ariseth, they gather themselves to* 
gether, and lay them down in their dens : 

P, Man goeth forth to his work, and to his labor 
until the evening, 

T. O Lord, how manifold are thy works! 

P, In wisdom hast thou made them all, 

T. The earth is full of thy riches: 

P, So is this great and wide sea, wherein are 
things creeping innumerable, both small and great 
beasts. 

T. These all wait upon thee : 
P. That thou mayest give them their meat in due 
season. 

T. That, which thou givest them, they gather : 
P. Thou openest thine hand ; they are filled with 
good, 

T. Thou hidest thy face ; they are troubled : 
P. Thou takest away their breath ; they die, and 
return to their dust 

T. Thou sendest forth thy spirit ; they are cre- 
ated : 

P. And thou renewest the face of the earth. 
T. The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever : 
P, The Lord shall rejoice in his works. 
T. I will sing to the Lord as long as I live: 
P. I will sing praise to my God, while I have my 
being. 



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T. My meditation of him shall be sweet : 
P. I will be glad in the Lord. 

T. Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and 
let the wicked be consumed: 

P. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. 

T. & P. Praise ye the Lord. 

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Then began Jesus to speak to the people this 
parable : There was a certain householder, which 
planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and 
digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let 
it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. 

And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent 
his servants to the husbandmen, that they might 
receive the fruits of it. And the husbandmen took 
his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and 
stoned another. 

Again he sent other servants, more than the first ; 
and they did unto them likewise. But last of all, he 
sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence 
my son. But w T hen the husbandmen saw the son, they 
said among themselves, This is the heir ; come, let us 
kill him, and seize on his inheritance. And they 
caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and 
slew him. When the lord therefore of the vineyard 
cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen ? 

They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those 
wicked men, and will let out his vineyard to other 
husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in 
their seasons. 



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And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay 
hold on him, but feared the people ; for they knew 
that he had spoken the parable against them. 

i 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

i 

Awake, my soul, to hymns of praise ; 
To God the song of triumph raise ; 
Adorned with majesty divine, 
What pomp, what glory, Lord, are thine ! 

Light forms his robe, and round his head 
The heavens their ample curtain spread ; 
See on the wind's expanded wings 
The chariot of the King of kings ! 

Around him, ranged in awful state, 
Dark, silent storms attendant wait, 
And thunders, ready to fulfil 
The mandates of his sovereign will. 

From earth's low margin to the skies, 
He bids the dusky vapors rise; 
Then, from his magazines %n. high, 
Commands the imprisoned winds to fly. 

The lightning's pallid sheet expands, 
And showers descend on furrowed lands; 
Whilst, down the mountain's channeled side, 
The torrent rolls in swelling pride. 

Thus clouds, and storms, and fires obey 
Thy wise and all-controling sway; 
And whilst thy terrors round us stand, 
We see a Father's bounteous hand. 



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XXX. 

The hope of the ungodly is like dust, that is blown 
away by the wind ; like the smoke, which is dispersed 
here and there by a tempest, and passeth away as the 
remembrance of a guest, that tarrieth but a day. 

But the righteous live for evermore; their reward 
also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with 
the Most High : therefore shall they receive a glorious 
kingdom, and a beautiful crown from the Lord's hand ; 
for, with his right hand shall he cover them, and with 
his arm shall he protect them. 

i 

Teacher. O that men would praise the Lord, for 
his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the 
children of men ! 

Pupils. I will praise the Lord with my whole 
heart, in the assembly of the upright. 

T. The works o%the Lord are great : 

P. Sought out of all them, that have pleasure in 
them. 

T. His work is honorable and glorious : 
P. And his righteousness endureth for ever. 
T. He hath made his wonderful works to be re- 
membered : 

P. The Lord is gracious and full of compassion. 
T. He hath given meat unto them, that fear him: 
P. He will be ever mindful of his covenant. 



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3T, The works of his hands are verity and judge- 
ment : 

P. All his commandments are sure. 

T. They stand for ever and ever, and are done in 
truth and uprightness : 

P. He sent redemption unto his people. 

T. He hath commanded his covenant for ever: 

P. Holy and reverend is his name. 

T. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of 
wisdom : 

P. A good understanding have all they, that do his 
commandments. 

T. The Lord hath prepared his throne in the 
heavens : 

P. And his kingdom ruleth over all. 
T. Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in 
strength : 

P. That do his commandments, hearkening unto 
the voice of his word. 

T. Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts : 

P. Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. 

T. Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of 
his dominion : 

P. Bless the Lord, O my soul 

i 

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto 
ten virgins, which took their lamps and went forth to 
meet the bridegroom : And five of them were wise, 
and five were foolish. They, that were foolish, took 
their lamps, and took no oil with them ; but the 
wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 



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While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered 
and slept. And, at midnight, there was a cry made, 
Behold, the bridegroom cometh ; go ye out to meet 
him. Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their 
lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us 
of your oil, for our lamps are gone out. 

But the wise answered, saying, Not so : lest there 
be not enough for us and you ; but go ye rather to 
them, that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while 
they went to buy, the bridegroom came ; and they, 
that were ready, went in with him to the marriage ; 
And the door was shut. 

Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, 
Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said. 
Verily, I say unto you, I know you not. 

Watch, therefore, for ye know neither the day nor 
the hour, wherein the Son of man cometh. 

ii 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

s 

My soul ! be on thy guard ; 

Ten thousand foes arise ; 
The hosts of sin are pressing hard, 

To draw thee from the skies. 

O watch, and fight, and pray ; 

The battle ne'er give o'er : 
Renew it, boldly, every day, 

And help divine implore. 



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XXXI. 

Delight thyself in the Lord, and he will give thee 
the desires of thine heart. 

Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him, 
and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring 
forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judge- 
ment as the noon-day. 

% 

Teacher. Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy 
statutes, and I shall keep it unto the end. 

Pupils. Give me understanding, and I shall keep 
thy law ; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart* 

T. Make me to go in the path of thy command- 
ments, for in that do I delight. 

P. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not 
to covetousness. 

T. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, 
and quicken thou me in thy way* 

P. Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is 
devoted to thy fear. 

T. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his 
way 1 

P. By taking heed thereto, according to thy word. 
T. With my whole heart have I sought thee : 
P. O let me not wander from thy commandments. 
T. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may 
live and keep thy word : 



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P. Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold won- 
drous things out of thy law. 

T. Make me to understand the way of thy pre- 
cepts : 

P. So shall I talk of thy wondrous works. 

T. Remove from me the way of lying, and grant 
me thy law graciously. 

P. I have chosen the way of truth ; thy judge- 
ments have I laid before me. 

T. I have adhered unto thy testimonies : O Lord, 
put me not to shame. 

P. I will run the way of thy commandments, when 
thou shalt enlarge my heart. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

% 

The kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a 
far country, who called his servants, and delivered unto 
them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents ; 
to another, two ; and to another, one ; to every man 
according to his several ability ; and straightway took 
his journey. 

After a long time, the lord of those servants 
cometh, and reckoneth with them. And so he, that 
had received five talents, came and brought other five 
talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five 
talents ; behold, I have gained besides them irve 
talents more. His lord said unto him, Well done, 
thou good and faithful servant; thou hast been 
faithful over a few things ; I will make thee ruler 



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over many things : Enter thou into the joy of thy 
lord. 

He, also, that had received two talents, came, and 
said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents ; 
behold, I have gained two other talents besides them. 
His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful 
servant ; thou hast been faithful over a few things ; 
I will make thee ruler over many things : Enter thou 
into the joy of thy lord. 

Then he, which had received the one talent, came, 
and said, Lord, I knew thee, that thou art an hard 
man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gather- 
ing where thou hast not strewed : And I was afraid, 
and went and hid thy talent in the earth : lo ! there 
thou hast that, which is thine. 

His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked 
and slothful servant ; thou knewest that I reap where 
I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed : 
Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the 
exchangers, and then, at my coming, I should have 
received mine own with usury. Take therefore the 
talent from him, and give it unto him, which hath ten 
talents. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into 
utter darkness : There shall be weeping and gnash- 
ing of teeth. 

s . 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

i 

O that the Lord would guide my ways 

To keep his statutes still ! 
O that my God would grant me grace 

To know and do his will ! 



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XXXII. 

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him : 
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath : fret not thyself 
in any wise to do evil. For evil-doers shall be cut 
off; but those, that wait upon the Lord, shall inherit 
the earth. 

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be ; 
yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it 
shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth, 
and shall delight themselves in the abundance of 
peace. 

n 

Teacher. Thou art my portion, O Lord: 

Pupils. I have said that I would keep thy words. 

T. I entreated thy favor with my whole heart : 

P. Be merciful unto me, according to thy word. 

T. I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto 
thy testimonies : 

P. Behold, I have longed after thy precepts ; 
quicken me in thy righteousness. 

T. I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the 
night, and have kept thy law : 

P. At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto 
thee, because of thy righteous judgements. 

T. The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: 

P. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, 
according unto thy word. 

T. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me : 



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P. Give me understanding, that I may learn thy 
| commandments. 

T. Let thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, 
according to thy word : 

P. Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I 
may live ; for thy law is my delight. 

T. Let those, that fear thee, turn unto me, and 
those, that have known thy testimonies : 

P. Let my heart be sound in thy statutes, that I 
be not ashamed. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

% 

After two days was the feast of the passover, and 
of unleavened bread : And the chief priests and the 
scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and 
put him to death. 

And, being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the 
leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman, having 
an alabaster box of ointment, very precious ; and she 
brake the box, and poured it on his head. 

And there were some, that had indignation within 
themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the 
ointment made 7 For it might have been sold for 
more than three hundred pence, and have been given 
to the poor. And they murmured against her. 

And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye 
her 1 she hath wrought a good work on me. For ye 
have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye 
will, ye may do them good: but me ye have not 



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always. She hath done what she could ; she is come 
aforehand to anoint my body for the burying. Verily 
I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be 
preached, throughout the whole world, this also, that 
she hath done, shall be spoken of for a memorial 
of her. 

Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went 
unto the chief priests, and said unto them, What will 
ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you 1 And 
they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. 
And, from that time, he sought opportunity to betray 
him. 

t 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

t 

Thou art my portion, O my God ! 

Soon as I know thy way, 
My heart makes haste to obey thy word, 

And suffers no delay. 

I choose the path of heavenly truth, 

And glory in my choice ; 
Not all the treasures of the earth 

Could make me so rejoice. 

To thee, before the dawning light, 

My gracious God ! I pray ; 
I meditate thy name by night, 

And keep thy law by day. 

When midnight darkness veils the skies, 

1 call thy works to mind; 
My thoughts in warm devotion rise, 

And sweet acceptance find. 



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XXXIII. 

A little, that a righteous man hath, is better than 
the riches of many wicked : For the arms of the 
wicked shall be broken ; but the Lord upholdeth the 
righteous. 

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright, and 
their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be 
ashamed in the evil time ; and in the days of famine 
they shall be satisfied. 

I have been young, and now am old ; yet have I 
not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging 
bread. 

i 

Teacher. For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in 
heaven : 

Pupils. Thy faithfulness is unto all generations. 

T. Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth : 

P. They continue this day, according to thy ordi- 
nances; for all are thy servants. 

T. Unless thy law had been my delight, I should 
have perished in mine affliction : 

P. I will never forget thy precepts, for with them 
hast thou quickened me. 

T. O how I love thy law ! it is my meditation all 
the day. 

P. Through thy precepts I get understanding; 
therefore, I hate every false way. 

T. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light 
,to my path : 



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P. Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will offering 
of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgements. 

T. Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage 
for ever ; for they are the rejoicing of my heart : 

P. I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes 
always, even to the end. 

T. Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I 
hope in thy word: 

P. Uphold me, according unto thy word, that I 
may live ; and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

% 

The first day of the feast of unleavened bread, 
when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto 
him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that 
thou mayest eat the passover ? 

And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith 
unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet 
you a man bearing a pitcher of water : Follow him : 
And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the good 
man of the house, The Master saith, Where is the 
guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my 
disciples 1 And he will show you a large upper room, 
furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. 

And his disciples went forth, and came into the 
city, and found as he had said unto them : And they 
made ready the passover. 

And in the evening, he cometh with the twelve : 
And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily, I say 



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unto you, one of you, which eateth with me, shall 
betray me. And they began to be sorrowful, and to 
say unto him, one by one, Is it I ? and another said, 
Is it I ? And he answered and said unto them, It is 
one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. 
The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him; 
but wo to that man, by whom he is betrayed ! Good 
were it for that man, if he had never been born. 

And he said unto them, With desire, I have desired 
to eat this passover with you, before I suffer ; for I 
say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it 
be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and 
blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to his disciples, 
and said, Take, eat : this is my body, which is given 
for you : This do in remembrance of me. And he 
took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to 
them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my 
blood of the new testament, which is shed for many, 
for the remission of sins. 

And when they had sung a hymn, they went out 
into the Mount of Olives. 

i 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

i 

Bread of heaven ! on thee we feed, 
For thy flesh is meat indeed; 
Ever let our souls be fed 
With this true and living bread ! 
Vine of heaven ! thy blood supplies 
This blest cup of sacrifice; 
Lord ! thy wounds our healing give : 
To thy cross we look and live. 
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XXXIV. 

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, 
and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he 
shall not be utterly cast down ; for the Lord upholdeth 
him with his hand. 

The Lord loveth judgement, and forsaketh not his 
saints ; they are preserved for ever : but the seed of 
the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall 
inherit the land and dwell therein for ever. 

Teacher. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright 
are thy judgements : 

Pupils. Thy testimonies, that thou hast com- 
manded, are righteous and very faithful. 

T. Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, O Lord, and 
for the word of thy righteousness. 

P. Deal with thy servant, according unto thy 
mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 

T. I am thy servant ; give me understanding, that 
I may know thy testimonies : 

P. Thy testimonies are wonderful ; therefore doth 
my soul keep them. 

T. The entrance of thy words giveth light : 

P. It giveth understanding to the simple. 

T. Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, 
as thou usest to do unto those, that love thy name : 

P. Order my steps in thy word, and let not any 
iniquity have dominion over me. 

T. Deliver me from the oppression of man ; so will 
I keep thy precepts : 



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jP. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant, and 
teach me thy statutes. 

T. Thy word is very pure ; therefore thy servant 
loveth it : 

P. Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteous- 
ness, and thy law is truth. 

T. Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me : 

P. Yet thy commandments are my delight. 

T. The righteousness of thy testimonies is ever- 
lasting : 

P. Give me understanding, and I shall live. 

i 

And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended 
because of me this night. Peter answered, and said 
unto him, Though all men shall be offended because 
of thee, yet will I never be offended. Jesus said unto 
him, Verily, I say unto thee, that this night, before the 
cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Peter answered 
and said unto him, Though I should die with thee, 
yet will I not deny thee. Likewise, also, said all the 
disciples. 

And they came to a place, called Gethsemane ; and 
he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and 
pray yonder. And he took with him Peter and the 
two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and 
very heavy. Then saith he to them, My soul is 
exceeding sorrowful, even unto death : tarry ye 
here, and watch with me. 

And he went a little further, and fell on his face, 
and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let 
this cup pass from me : nevertheless, not as I will, but 
as thou wilt. 



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And he cometh unto his disciples, and findeth them 
asleep, and saith unto Peter, What ! could ye not 
watch with me one hour ? Watch and pray, that ye 
enter not into temptation. 

He went away again the second time, and prayed, 
saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away 
from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. And he 
came again, and found them asleep, for their eyes 
were heavy. And he left them, and went away again, 
and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 

Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto 
them, Sleep on now and take your rest : behold the 
hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into 
the hands of sinners. Rise, let us be going : behold 
he is at hand, that doth betray me. 

5 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &>c. 

i 

My dear Redeemer, and my Lord, 

I read my duty in thy word : 

But in thy life the law appears, 

Drawn out in* living characters. 

Such was thy truth, and such thy zeal, 

Such deference to thy Father's will, 

Such love, and meekness so divine, 

I would transcribe, and make them mine. 

Cold mountains, and the midnight air, 

Witnessed the fervor of thy prayer; 

The desert thy temptations knew, 

Thy conflict, and thy victory too. 

Be thou my pattern; may I bear 

More of thy gracious image here ; 

Then God, the Judge, shall own my name 

Amongst the followers of the Lamb. 



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XXXV. 

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and 
his tongue talketh of judgement. The law of God is 
in his heart ; none of his steps shall slide. 

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to 
slay him : The Lord will not leave him in his hand, 
nor condemn him when he is judged. 

Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall 
exalt thee to inherit the land. 

s 

Teacher. Hear my prayer, O Lord ; give ear to 
my supplications ; 

Pupils. In thy faithfulness, answer me, and in thy 
righteousness. 

T. And enter not into judgement with thy servant: 

P. For in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 

T. Hear me, speedily, O Lord ; my spirit faileth : 

P. Hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto 
them, that go down into the pit. 

T. Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the 
morning, for in thee do I trust : 

P. Cause me to know the way, wherein I should 
walk ; for I lift up my soul unto thee. 

T. Teach me to do thy will • for thou art my 
God: 

P. Thy spirit is good : lead me into the land of 
uprightness. 

T. Hear my voice, O Lord, according to thy 
loving-kindness : 



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P. O Lord, quicken me, according to thy judge- 
ment. 

T. Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of 
old that thou hast founded them for ever : 

P. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me ; for I 
do not forget thy law. 

jT. Plead my cause and deliver me ; quicken me, 
according to thy word : 

P. Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord ; quicken 
me, according to thy judgements. 

T. Thy word is true from the beginning: 

P. And every one of thy righteous judgements 
endureth for ever. 

While Jesus yet spake, lo ! Judas, one of the 
twelve, came, and, with him, a great multitude, with 
swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of 
the people. 

Now, he, that betrayed him, gave them a sign, 
saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he. 
And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, 
Master ! and kissed him. But Jesus said to him, 
Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss ? 
And they laid their hands on him, and took him : 
Then all the disciples forsook him and fled. 

And they, that laid hold on Jesus, led him away to 
Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the 
elders were assembled. But Peter followed him, 
afar off, unto the high priest's palace, and went in, 
and sat with the servants, to see the end. 

And a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also 
wast with Jesus of Galilee : But he denied before them 



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all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. And when 
he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw 
him, and said unto them, that were there, This fellow 
was also with Jesus of Nazareth : And again he 
denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 

And after a while came unto him they, that stood 
by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of 
them, for thy speech bewrayeth thee. Then began he 
to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. 
And immediately the cock crew. 

And the Lord turned and looked upon Peter ; and 
Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said 
unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny mo 
thrice. And Peter went out and wept bitterly. 

5 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &,c. 

i 

God is love : his mercy brightens 
All the path, in which we rove; 

Bliss he wakes, and wo he lightens: 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

Chance and change are busy ever ; 

Man decays and ages move 3 
But his mercy waneth never : 

God is wisdom, God is love. 

E'en the hour that darkest seemeth, 
"Will his changeless goodness prove : 

From the gloom his brightness streameth : 
God is wisdom, God is love. 

He with earthly cares entwineth 

Hope and comfort from above : 
Every where his glory shineth : 

God is wisdom, God is love. 



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XXXVI. 

I have seen the wicked in great power, and 
spreading himself like a green bay-tree : Yet he passed 
away, and lo ! he was not : Yea, I sought him, but he 
could not be found. 

The transgressors shall be destroyed together ; but 
the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord ; he is 
their strength in the time of trouble : And the Lord 
shall help them and deliver them ; he shall deliver 
them from the wicked, and save them, because they 
trust in him. 

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright ; for 
the end of that man is peace. 

s 

Teacher. Out of the depths have I cried unto 
thee, O Lord : 

Pupils. Lord, hear my voice ; let thine ears be 
attentive to the voice of my supplications. 

T. If thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, O Lord, 
who shall stand? 

P. But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou 
mayest be feared. 

T. I wait for the Lord ; my soul doth wait, and in 
his word do I hope : 

P. My soul waiteth for the Lord, more than they, 
that watch for the morning. 

T. With the Lord there is mercy, and with him is 
plenteous redemption. 



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P. Lord, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done 
thy commandments. 

T. My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love 
them exceedingly : 

P. I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies, 
for all my ways are before thee. 

T. Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord; 
give me understanding, according to thy word : 

P. Let my supplication come before thee ; deliver 
me, according to thy word. 

T. My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast 
taught me thy statutes : 

P. My tongue shall speak of thy word ; for all thy 
commandments are righteousness. 

T. Let thy hand help me ; for I have chosen thy 
precepts. 

P. I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and 

thy law is my delight. 

T. Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee : 
P. Let thy judgements help me, for I do not forget 

thy commandments. 

i 

When the morning was come, all the chief priests 
and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to 
put him to death : And when they had bound him, 
they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius 
Pilate, the governor. And when he was accused by 
the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 

And as soon as Pilate knew that Jesus belonged 
unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who 
was himself at Jerusalem at that time : And when 



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Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad; for he was 
desirous to see him of a long season, because he had 
heard many things of him, and he hoped to have 
seen some miracle done by him. Then he questioned 
with him in many words ; but he answered nothing. 
And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehe- 
mently accused him. And Herod, with his men of 
war, set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed 
him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. 

And Pilate, when he had called together the chief 
priests, and the rulers, and the people, said unto them, 
Ye have brought this man unto me, as one, that per- 
verteth the people ; and behold, I, having examined him 
before you, have found no fault in this man, touching 
those things, whereof ye accuse him : No, nor yet 
Herod ; for I sent you to him ; and lo ! nothing worthy 
of death is done unto him : I will therefore chastise 
him, and release him. 

Now, at that feast, the governor was wont to release 
unto the people a prisoner, whomsoever they desired. 
And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barab- 
bas ; who, for a certain sedition made in the city, and 
for murder, was cast into prison. And they cried out, 
all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release 
unto us Barabbas. Pilate, therefore, willing to release 
Jesus, spake again to them : But they cried, saying, 
Crucify him ! Crucify him ! And he said unto them 
the third time, Why, what evil hath he done ? I have 
found no cause of death in him : I will therefore 
chastise him, and let him go. 

And they were urgent with loud voices, requiring 



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that he might be crucified : And the voices of them 
and of the chief priests prevailed ; and Pilate gave 
sentence that it should be as they required. And 
he released unto them him, that for sedition and 
murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired ; 
but he delivered Jesus to their will. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, &,c. 

I 

My God, permit me not to be 
A stranger to myself and thee : 
Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, 
Forgetful of my highest love. 

Why should my passions mix with earth, 
And thus debase my heavenly birth? 
Why should I cleave to things below, 
And let my God, my Savior, go ? 

Call me away from flesh and sense: 
One sovereign word can draw me thence : 
I would obey the voice divine, 
And all inferior joys resign. 

Be earth, with all her scenes, withdrawn ; 

Let noise and vanity be gone : 

In secret silence of the mind, 

My heaven, and there my God, I find. 



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XXXVII. 

Incline your ear, and come unto me ; hear, and 
your soul shall live. Seek ye the Lord, while he 
may be found ; call upon him, while he is near. 

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unright- 
eous man his thoughts ; and let him return unto the 
Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our 
God, for he will abundantly pardon. 

i 

Teacher. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, 
from whence cometh my help : 

Pupils. My help cometh from the Lord, which 
made heaven and earth. 

T. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : He, 
that keepeth thee, will not slumber : 

P. The Lord is thy keeper ; the Lord is thy shade 
upon thy right hand. 

T. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the 
moon by night : 

P. The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil ; he 
shall preserve thy soul. 

T. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and 
thy coming in, from this time forth, and even for 
evermore. 

P. Lord, I cry unto thee; let my prayer be set 
forth before thee as incense. 

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P. Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to prac- 
tise wicked works, with men, that work iniquity. 

T. Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil men, which 
imagine mischief in their hearts : 

P. Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the 
wicked. 

T. Thou art my God ; hear the voice of my sup- 
plication, O Lord ; 

P. Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy 
name ; the upright shall dwell in thy presence. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

i 

And as they led Jesus away, they laid hold upon 
one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, 
and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it 
after Jesus. And there followed him a great company 
of people, and of women, who also bewailed and 
lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them, said, 
Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep 
for yourselves and for your children. 

And there were also two others, malefactors, led 
with him, to be put to death. And when they were 
come to the place, which is called Calvary, there 
they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the 
right hand and the other on the left. 

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them, for they 
know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, 
and cast lots. And the people stood beholding : And 
the rulers, also, with them, derided him, saying, He 



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saved others ; let him save himself, if he be Christ, 
the chosen of God. 

And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, 
and offering him vinegar, and saying, If thou be the 
King of the Jews, save thyself. And a superscription 
was written over him, in letters of Greek, and Latin, 
and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE 
JEWS. 

And one of the malefactors, which were hanged, 
railed on him, saying, If thou be the Christ, save 
thyself and us. But the other rebuked him, saying, 
Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same 
condemnation ? And we, indeed, justly, for we receive 
the due reward of our deeds ; but this man hath done 
nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remem- 
ber me, when thou comest into thy kingdom. And 
Jesus said unto him, Verily, I say unto thee, To-day 
shalt thou be with me in paradise. 

And it was about the sixth hour, and there was 
darkness over all the earth, till the ninth hour. 
And the sun was darkened, and the vail of the 
temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had 
cried with a loud voice, My God, my God, why hast 
thou forsaken me? he said, Father, into thy hands I 
commend my spirit. And having said thus, he gave 
up the ghost. 

Now when the even was come, Joseph of Arima- 
thea, an honorable counselor, which also himself was 
Jesus's disciple, and waited for the kingdom of God, 
went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of 
Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be de- 
livered. 



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And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped 
it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new 
tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock, and where- 
in never man before was laid. And he rolled a great 
stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 

And the women, which came with him from Galilee, 
followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his 
body was laid. 

Our Father, which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come ; 

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
Give us, this day, our daily bread : 
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the 
glory, for ever. 

AMEN. 
11 

" 'Tis finished ! " so the Savior cried, 
And meekly bowed his head and died : 
" 'Tis finished ! " yes, the race is run, 
The battle fought, the victory won. 

" 'Tis finished ! " all that heaven foretold 
By prophets in the days of old ; 
And truths are opened to our view, 
That kings and prophets never knew. 

" 'Tis finished ! " Son of God, thy power 
Hath triumphed in this awful hour; 
And yet our eyes with sorrow see 
That life to us was death to thee. 



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XXXVIII. 

The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, 
and no torment shall touch them. In the sight of the 
unwise they seem to die, and their departure is taken 
for misery, and their going from us to be utter de- 
struction. 

But they are in peace : for though they be punished 
in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immor- 
tality : And having been a little chastised, they shall 
be greatly rewarded ; for God hath proved them, and 
found them worthy for himself. And they shall judge 
the nations, and their Lord shall reign for ever. 

i 

Teacher. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes r O thou, 
who dwellest in the heavens : 

Pupils. As the eyes of servants look to the hancf 
of their masters, so oar eyes wait upon the Lord our 
God, until he have mercy upon us. 

T. It is of the Lord's mercies, that we are not 
consumed, because his compassions fail not. 

P. They are new every morning: great is thy 
faithfulness. 

T. The Lord is my portion ; therefore will I hope 
in him : 

P. The Lord is good to them, that wait for him ; to 
the soul, that seeketh him. 

T. While I live, will I praise the Lord : 



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P. I will sing praises to my God, while I have any 
being. 

T. Happy is he, whose hope is in the Lord his 
God: 

P. Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all 
that therein is : 

T. Who keepeth truth for ever : 

P. Who executeth judgement for the oppressed. 

T. The Lord looseth the prisoners: The Lord 
openeth the eyes of the blind : 

P. The Lord raiseth them, that are bowed down : 

T. The Lord preserveth the strangers ; he relieveth 
the fatherless and the widow : 

P. But the way of the wicked he turneth upside 
down. 

T. The Lord taketh pleasure in his people ; he 
will beautify the meek with salvation. 

P. Let the saints be joyful in glory ; let the high 
praises of God be in their mouth. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

i 

When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and 
Mary the mother of James and Salome, had brought 
sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. 
And very early in the morning, the first day of the 
week, they came unto the sepulchre, at the rising of 
the sun. And they said among themselves, Who shall 
roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre ? 

And when they looked, they saw that the stone was 
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rolled away. And, entering into the sepulchre, they 
saw a young man, sitting on the right side, clothed in 
a long white garment ; and they were affrighted. 

And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted : Ye 
seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified : He is 
risen ; he is not here ; behold the place where they 
laid him. But go your way, and tell his disciples that 
he is risen from the dead, and, behold, he goeth before 
you into Galilee ; there shall ye see him. And they 
departed quickly from the sepulchre, with fear and 
great joy, and did run to bring his disciples word. 

And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus 
met them, saying, All hail ! And they held him by 
the feet, and worshiped him. Then said Jesus unto 
them, Be not afraid. Go tell my brethren, that they 
go into Galilee : there shall they see me. And they 
told all these things unto the eleven, and to the rest, 
and their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they 
believed them not. 

After that, he appeared unto two of them as they 
walked, and went into the country : And they went 
and told it unto the residue ; neither believed they 
them. 

Afterward, he appeared to the eleven, as they sat 
at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and 
hardness of heart, because they believed not them, 
which had seen him after he was risen. And he said 
unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the 
gospel to every creature. He, that believeth and is 
baptized, shall be saved : but he, that believeth not, 
shall be damned. 



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And he led them out as far as to Bethany ; and he 
lifted up his hands and blessed them. And it came 
to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from 
them, and carried up into heaven. 

And while they looked steadfastly towards heaven 
as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white 
apparel ; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why 
stand ye gazing up into heaven ? This same Jesus, 
which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come 
in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. 

And they returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 
and were continually in the temple, praising and 
blessing God. 

i 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

i 

Morning breaks upon the tomb I 
Jesus dissipates its gloom ! 
Day of triumph through the skies ! 
See the glorious Savior rise ! 

Christians, dry your flowing tears; 
Chase those unbelieving fears ; 
Look on his deserted grave ; 
Doubt no more his power to save. 

Ye, who are of death afraid, 
Triumph in the scattered shade ; 
Drive your anxious fears away; 
See the place where Jesus lay. 

So the rising sun appears, 
Shedding radiance o'er the spheres; 
So returning beams of light 
Chase the terrors of the night. 



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XXXIX. 

Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away : She is 
the breath of the power of God, and a pure influence, 
flowing from the breath of the Almighty: She is the 
brightness of the everlasting light, the unspotted 
mirror of the power of God, and the image of his 
goodness. 

Honorable age is not that, which standeth in length 
of time, nor that is measured by number of years : 
But wisdom is the gray hair unto men, and an un- 
spotted life is old age. 

% 

Teacher. I will extol thee, my God, O King, and 
I will bless thy name for ever and ever : 

Pupils. Every day will I bless thee, and I will 
praise thy name for ever and ever. 

T. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; 
and his greatness is unsearchable. 

P. One generation shall praise thy works to 
another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 

T. I will speak of the glorious honor of thy 
majesty, and of thy wondrous works : 

P. And men shall speak of the might of thy terri- 
ble acts : and I will declare thy greatness. 

T. They shall abundantly utter the memory of 
thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteous- 
ness. 



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P. The Lord is gracious and full of compassion ; 
slow to anger, and of great mercy. 

T. The Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies 
are over all his works : 

P. All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord, and 
thy saints shall bless thee. 

T. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, 
and talk of thy power : 

P. To make known to the sons of men his mighty 
acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 

T. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and 
thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. 

P. The Lord upholdeth all, that fall, and raiseth up 
all, that be bowed down. 

T. The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest 
ttiem their meat in due season : 

P. Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire 
of every living thing. 

T* The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy 
in all his works : 

P. The Lord is nigh unto all them, that call upon 
him ; to all, that call upon him in truth. 

T. He will fulfil the desire of them, that fear him ; 
he also will hear their cry, and will save them : 

P. The Lord preserveth all them, that love him ; 
but all the wicked will he destroy. 

T. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord : 

P. And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever 
and ever. 

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dead, how say some, that there is no resurrection of 
the dead 7 But, if there be no resurrection of the 
dead, then is Christ not risen : And, if Christ be not 
risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith also 
is vain : ye are yet in your sins. 

But now is Christ risen, and become the first fruits 
of them, that slept. For since by man came death, by 
man came also the resurrection of the dead : For, as in 
Adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive. 

Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered 
up the kingdom to God, even the Father ; when he 
shall have put down all rule, and all authority and 
power : For he must reign till he hath put all enemies 
under his feet. The last enemy, that shall be de- 
stroyed, is death. 

Behold, I show you a mystery : We shall not all 
sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, at 
the last trump; for the trumpet shall sound, and the 
dead shall be raised, incorruptible, and we shall be 
changed : For this corruptible must put on incorrup- 
tion, and this mortal must put on immortality. 

So, when this corruptible shall have put on incor- 
ruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, 
then shall be brought to pass the saying, that is writ- 
ten, Death is swallowed up in victory. 

O death, where is thy sting ! O grave, where is 
thy victory ! The sting of death is sin, and the 
strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, 
which giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus 
Christ. 



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1 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

s 

This life's a dream, an empty show; 
But the bright world, to which I go, 
Hath joys substantial and sincere; 
When shall I wake and find me there ? 

0 glorious hour ! O blest abode ! 

1 shall be near and like my God ! 
And flesh and sin no more control 
The sacred pleasures of the soul. 

My flesh shall slumber in the ground, 
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound, 
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, 
And in my Savior's image rise. 

I 

There is a glorious world on high, 
Resplendent with eternal day ; 

Faith views the blissful prospect nigh, 
While God's own word reveals the way. 

There shall the favorites of the Lord 
With never-fading lustre shine ; 

Surprising honor, vast reward, 

Conferred on man by love divine ! 

How blest are those, how truly wise, 
Who learn and keep the sacred road! 

Happy the man whom Heaven employs 
To turn rebellious hearts to God. 



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XL. 

I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, 
Write, Blessed are the dead, which die in the Lord, 
from henceforth : Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may 
rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. 

Many of them, that sleep in the dust of the earth, 
shall awake: some to everlasting life, and some to 
shame and everlasting contempt And they, that be 
wise, shall shine as the brightness of the firmament ; 
and they, that turn many to righteousness, as the stars 
for ever and ever. 

I 

Teacher. O Lord, thou hast searched me and 
known me : 

Pupils. Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine 
up-rising ; thou understandest my thought afar off. 

T. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, 
and art acquainted with all my ways. 

P. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo ! 
O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. 

T. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and 
laid thine hand upon me : 

P. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is 
high : I cannot attain unto it. 

T. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither 
shall I flee from thy presence ? 

P. If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there ; if I 
make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 



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T. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell 
in the uttermost parts of the sea ; 

P. Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy 
right hand shall hold me. 

T. If I say, Surely, the darkness shall cover rne : 

P. Even the night shall be light about me. 

T. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but 
the night shineth as the day : 

P. The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. 

T. I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and won- 
derfully made : 

P. Marvelous are thy works, and that my soul 
knoweth right well. 

T. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, 
O God ! how great is the sum of them ! 

P. If I should count them, they are more in num- 
ber than the sand. 

T. Search me, O God, and know my heart ; try 
me, and know my thoughts : 

P. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and 
lead me in the way everlasting. 

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and 
all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon 
the throne of his glory ; and before him shall be 
gathered all nations ; and he shall separate them one 
from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from 
the goats : and he shall set the sheep on his right 
hand, but the goats on the left. 

Then shall the King say unto them on his right 
hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the 



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kingdom prepared for you, from the foundation of the 
world : For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat ; 
I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink ; I was a stranger, 
and ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed me; I was 
sick, and ye visited me ; I was in prison, and ye came 
unto me. 

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, 
when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee 1 or 
thirsty, and gave thee drink ? When saw we thee a 
stranger, and took thee in ? or naked, and clothed 
thee ] or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and 
came unto thee? 

And the King shall answer and say unto them, 
Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it 
unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have 
done it unto me. 

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, 
Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, 
prepared for the devil and his angels : For I was an 
hungered, and ye gave me no meat; I was thirsty, 
and ye gave me no drink ; I was a stranger, and ye 
took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, 
and in prison, and ye visited me not. 

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, 
when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a 
stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not 
minister unto thee 1 

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily, I say 
unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least 
of these my brethren, ye did it not to me. And these 
shall go away into everlasting punishment ; but the 
righteous into life eternal. 



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f 

Our Father, which art in heaven, 
Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come ; 

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 
Give us, this day, our daily bread : 
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our 
debtors. 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from evil : 

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever. 

AMEN. 

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From all that dwell below the skies 
Let the Creator's praise arise ; 
Let the Redeemer's name be sung 
Through every land, by every tongue. 

Eternal are thy mercies, Lord ; 

Eternal truth attends thy word : 

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, 

Till suns shall rise and set no more. 

t 

Praise, O praise the name divine; 
Praise him at the hallowed shrine; 
Let the firmament on high 
To its Maker's praise reply. 

All, who vital breath enjoy, 
In his praise that breath employ, 
And in one great chorus join : 
Praise, O praise the name divine 



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SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISES. 



XLI. 

Hearken to me, ye, that seek the Lord. Lift up 
your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth 
beneath ; for the heavens shall vanish like smoke, and 
the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they, 
that dwell therein, shall die in like manner ; but my 
salvation shall be forever, and my righteousness shall 
not be abolished, — saith the Lord. 

i 

Teacher. Blessed are the undenled in the way: 
Pupils. Who walk in the law of the Lord. 
T. Blessed are they, that keep his testimonies : 
P. And that seek him with the whole heart. 
T. O that my ways were directed to keep thy 
statutes : 

P. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have 
respect unto all thy commandments. 

T. I will praise thee with uprightness of heart : 
P. When I shall have learned thy righteous judge- 
ments. 

T. I will keep thy statutes : 
P. O forsake me not utterly. 



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T. I will never forget thy precepts: 

P. For with them thou hast quickened me. 

T. How sweet are thy words unto my taste ! 

P. Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth. 

T. Through thy precepts I get understanding : 

P. Therefore I hate every false way. 

T. Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy : 

P. I am thy servant ; give me understanding, that 

I may know thy testimonies. 

T. Quicken me, O Lord, according to thy word : 
P. Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will offerings 

of my mouth, O Lord ! 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good : 
P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

i 

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nico- 
demus, a ruler of the Jews : The same came to Jesus 
by night, and said unto him, Master, we know that 
thou art a teacher come from God : For no man can 
do these miracles, that thou doest, except God be with 
him. 

Jesus answered and said unto him, Except a man 
be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born 
when he is old ? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say 
unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the 
spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 
That, which is born of the flesh, is flesh ; and that, 
which is born of the spirit, is spirit. Marvel not that 
I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 



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God so loved the world, that he gave his only- 
begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should 
not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent 
not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but 
that the world through him might be saved. He, that 
believeth on him, is not condemned ; but he, that be- 
lieveth not, is condemned already, because he hath 
not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son 
of God. 

And this is the condemnation, that light is come 
into the world, and men loved darkness rather than 
light, because their deeds were evil. For every one, 
that doeth evil, hateth the light, neither cometh to the 
light, lest his deeds should be reproved: But he that 
doeth truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds may 
be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 

i 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

i 

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove^ 
With all thy quickening powers; 

Kindle a flame of sacred love 
In these cold hearts of ours. 

In vain we tune our formal songs, 

In vain we strive to rise ; 
Hosannas languish on our tongues, 

And our devotion dies. 

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
With all thy quickening powers; 

Come, shed abroad a Savior's love, 
And that shall kindle ours. 



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XLIX. 

The fear of the Lord is a crown of wisdom : The 
fear of the Lord driveth away sins ; and, where it is 
present, it turneth away wrath. Ye that fear the 
Lord, believe him, and your reward shall not fail : 
For the Lord is full of compassion, and mercy, and 
long-suffering : He forgiveth sins, and saveth in the 
time of affliction. 

i 

Teacher. O give thanks unto the Lord, and call 
upon his name. 

Pupils. Let the heart of them rejoice that seek 
the Lord. 

T. Remember his marvelous works, that he hath 
done : 

P. His wonders, and the judgements of his mouth. 
T. He is the Lord our God : 
P. His judgements are in all the earth. 
T. He hath remembered his covenant for ever : 
P. The word, which he commanded, to a thousand 
generations. 

T. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord'? 

P. Who can show forth all his praise ? 

T. Blessed are they, that keep judgement, and he, 
that doeth righteousness at all times. 

P. Remember me, O Lord, with the favor, that 
thou bearest unto thy people ; O visit me with thy 
salvation. 



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T. We have sinned with our fathers, we have com- 
mitted iniquity, we have done wickedly : 

P. Save us, O Lord our God, to give thanks unto 
thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. 

T. O that men would praise the Lord for his 
goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children 
of men ! 

P. For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth 
the hungry soul with goodness. 

T. He poureth contempt upon princes : 

P. Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction. 

T. The righteous shall see it, and rejoice, and all 
iniquity shall stop her mouth : 

jP. Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, 
even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the 
Lord. 

% 

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man, which was 
blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, 
saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, 
that he was born blind 1 Jesus answered, Neither hath 
this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works 
of God should be made manifest in him. I must work 
the works of him, that sent me, while it is day : the 
night cometh, when no man can work. 

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, 
and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes 
of the blind man with the clay, and said unto him, 
Go, wash in the pool of Siloam. He went his way, 
therefore, and washed, and came seeing. The neigh- 
bors, therefore, and they, which before had seen him, 



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that lie was blind, said, Is not this he, that sat and 
begged 1 Some said, This is he : others said, He is 
like him : but he said, I am he. Therefore said they 
unto him, How were thine eyes opened ? He answered 
and said, A man, that is called Jesus, made clay, and 
anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool 
of Siloam and wash : and I went and washed, and I 
received sight. Then they said unto him, Where is 
he ? He said, I know not. 

They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime 
was blind. And it was the Sabbath-day when Jesus 
made the clay and opened his eyes. Then again the 
Pharisees asked him how he had received his sight. 
He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and 
I washed, and do see. 

But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that 
he had been blind, and received his sight, until they 
called the parents of him, that had received his sight 
And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye 
say was born blind ? how then doth he now see 1 
His parents answered them, and said, We know that 
this is our son, and that he was born blind : but by 
what means he now seeth, we know not : or who hath 
opened his eyes, we know not ; He is of age : ask him : 
he shall speak for himself. These words spake his pa- 
rents, because they feared the Jews : for the Jews had 
agreed already, that, if any man did confess that he was 
Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. 

Then again asked they the man, that was blind, 
and said unto him, Give God the praise : we know 
that this man is a sinner. He answered and said, 
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Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not. One 
thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. 
Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? 
how opened he thine eyes? He answered them, I 
have told you already, and ye did not hear : Where- 
fore would ye hear it again? Will ye also be his dis- 
ciples ? Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art 
his disciple : but we are Moses's disciples. We know 
that God spake unto Moses : as for this fellow, we 
know not from whence he is. And they cast him out. 

Jesus heard that they had cast him out : and when 
he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe 
on the Son of God ? He answered and said, Who is 
he, Lord, that I might believe on him ? And Jesus 
said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he, 
that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I believe. 
And he worshiped him. 

i 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

s 

O, happy is the man, who hears 

Instruction's faithful voice; 
And who celestial wisdom makes 

His early, only choice 1 

Wisdom has treasures greater far 

Than east or west unfold ; 
And her rewards more precious are 

Than is the gain of gold. 



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XLIII. 

Thus saith the Lord, that created thee; Fear 
not, for I have redeemed thee. When thou passest 
through the waters, I will be with thee, and through 
the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : When thou 
walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, 
neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am 
the Lord thy God, the Holy One, thy Savior. 

Teacher. O Lord God of my salvation, I have 
cried day and night before thee. 

Pupils. Let my prayer come before thee ; incline 
thine ear unto my cry. 

T. For my soul is full of troubles, and my life 
draweth nigh unto the grave. 

P. Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast 
afflicted me with all thy waves. 

T. Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, 
and mine acquaintance into darkness. 

P. Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? Shall 
the dead arise and praise thee ? 

T. Shall thy loving-kindness be declared in the 
grave? thy faithfulness in destruction? 

jP. Shall thy wonders be known in the dark ? and 
thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness ? 

T. O God, thou knowest my foolishness, and my 
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P. O God, in the multitude of thy mercy, hear 
me ; in the truth of thy salvation. 

T. Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving-kindness is 
good : 

P. Turn unto me, according to the multitude of 
thy tender mercies. 

T, Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it : 

P. Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. 

T. I will praise the name of God : 

P. And will magnify him with thanksgiving. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : 

P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

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Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of 
Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 
Therefore his sister sent unto Jesus, saying, Lord, he, 
whom thou lovest, is sick. When Jesus heard that, he 
said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory 
of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. 

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and Laza- 
rus : when he had heard therefore that he was sick, he 
abode two days still in the same place where he was. 
Then after that he saith to his disciples, Our friend 
Lazarus sleepeth : but I go, that I may awake him 
out of sleep. 

Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall 
do well. Howbeit, Jesus spoke of his death : but 
they thought that he had spoken of taking rest in 
sleep. Then said Jesus unto them, plainly, Lazarus 
is dead : and I am glad, for your sakes, that I was not 



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there, to the intent ye may believe : Nevertheless let 
us go unto him. Then said Thomas unto his fellow- 
disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. 

When Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had lain 
in the grave four days already. Now Bethany was 
nigh unto Jerusalem ; and many of the Jews came to 
Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their 
brother. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that 
Jesus was coming, went and met him, but Mary sat 
still in the house. 

Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst 
been here, my brother had not died : but I know that 
even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will 
give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall 
rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall 
rise again in the resurrection, at the last day. Jesus 
saith unto her, I am the resurrection and the life : he, 
that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall 
he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me, 
shall never die. Believest thou this ? She saith unto 
him, Yea, Lord ; I believe that thou art the Christ, 
the Son of God, which should come into the world. 

And when she had so said, she went her way, and 
called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is 
come, and calleth for thee. As soon as she heard 
that, she arose quickly and came unto him. Now 
Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in 
that place where Martha met him. The Jews, which 
were with her in the house, and comforted her, when 
they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, 
followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave, to 
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Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and 
saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying, Lord, if 
thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 
When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews 
also weeping, which came with her, he groaned in 
the spirit, and was troubled, and said, Where have ye 
laid him ? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 
Jesus wept. Then said some of the Jews, Behold, 
how he loved him ! And some of them said, Could 
not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have 
caused that even this man should not have died? 

Jesus therefore, again groaning in himself, cometh 
to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 
Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the 
sister of him, that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by 
this time he is offensive, for he hath been dead four 
days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, 
that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the 
glory of God ? 

Then they took away the stone from the place 
where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his 
eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast 
heard me : and I know that thou hearest me always : 
but because of the people, which stand by, I said it, that 
they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when 
he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Laza- 
rus, come forth ! And he, that was dead, came forth, 
bound hand and foot, with grave clothes ; and his face 
was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto 
them, Loose him, and let him go. Then many of the 
Jews, which came to Mary, and had seen the things, 
which Jesus did, believed on him. 



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But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, 
and told what things Jesus had done. Then, from 
that day forth, they took counsel together for to 
put him to death. Jesus therefore walked no more 
openly among the Jews, but went thence into a 
country near to the wilderness, and there continued 
with his disciples. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

i 

I will extol thee, Lord, on high; 
At thy command diseases fly : 
Who, but a God, can speak, and save 
From the dark borders of the grave? 

Sing to the Lord, ye saints of his, 
And tell how large his goodness is ; 
Let all your powers rejoice and bless, 
While you record his holiness. 

His anger but a moment stays; 
His love is life and length of days : 
Though grief and tears the night employ, 
The morning star restores the joy. 

i 

There is a land of pure delight, 

Where saints immortal reign ; 
Infinite day excludes the night, 

And pleasures banish pain. 

Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, 

Stand dressed in living green; 
So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 

While Jordan rolled between. 



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XLIV. 

The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; he 
is their strength in the time of trouble. And the 
Lord shall keep them and deliver them : He shall 
deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because 
they trust in him. 

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Teacher. O give thanks unto the Lord : for he is 
good : 

Pupils. Because his mercy endureth for ever. 

T. Let them, now, that fear the Lord, say, that 
his mercy endureth for ever. 

P. The Lord is on my side ; I will not fear. 

T. It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put 
confidence in man : 

P. It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put 
confidence in princes. 

T. The Lord is my strength and my song r and is 
become my salvation : 

P. The Lord hath chastened me sore, but he hath 
not given me over unto death. 

T. I love the Lord, because he hath heard my 
voice and my supplication : 

P. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, 
therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 

T. The sorrows of death compassed me ; I found 
trouble and sorrow. 

P. Then called I upon the name of the Lord. O 
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T. Gracious is the Lord, and righteous : 

P. Yea, and God is merciful. 

T. What shall I render unto the Lord for all his 
benefits towards me? 

P. I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon 
the name of the Lord. 

T. Thou art my God, and I will praise thee : 

P. Thou art my God, and I will exalt thee. 

T. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good : 

P. For his mercy endureth for ever. 

5 

Then Jesus, six days before the passover, came to 
Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom he had raised 
from the dead. There they made him a supper, and 
Martha served ; but Lazarus was one of them, that 
sat at the table with him. 

Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, 
very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped 
them with her hair : and the house was filled with the 
odor of the ointment. 

Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Why 
was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, 
and given to the poor? This he said, not that he 
cared for the poor ; but because he was a thief, and 
had the bag, and bare what was put therein. Then 
said Jesus, Let her alone : against the day of my 
burying hath she kept this. For the poor always ye 
have with you : but me ye have not always. 

On the next day, much people, that were come to 
the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to 
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forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna ! blessed is the 
King of Israel, that cometh in the name of the Lord. 

Jesus cried and said, He, that believeth on me, 
believeth not on me, but on Him that sent me : And 
he, that seeth me, seeth Him that sent me. I am 
come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth 
on me should not abide in darkness. And if any man 
hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not : for I 
came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 

He, that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, 
hath one that judgeth him. For I have not spoken 
of myself; but the Father, which sent me, he gave 
me a commandment, what I should say, and what I 
should speak ; And I know that his commandment is 
life everlasting. 

1 

Our Father, which art in heaven. &c. 
I 

Know, my soul, thy full salvation; 

Rise o'er sin, and fear, and care ; 
Joy to find, in every station, 

Something still to do or bear : 
Think what spirit dwells within thee \ 

Think what Father's smiles are thine ; 
Think what Jesus did to win thee : 

Child of heaven, canst thou repine ? 

Haste thee on from grace to glory, 

Armed by faith and winged by prayer ; 
Heaven's eternal day 's before thee ; 

God's own hand shall guide thee there : 
Soon shall close thy earthly mission ; 

Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days ; 
Hope shall change to glad fruition, 

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XLV. 

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my 
commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine 
ear unto wisdom, and apply thy heart to understand- 
ing ; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, 
and find the knowledge of God. 

i 

Teacher. O Thou, that hearest prayer, unto thee 
shall all flesh come : 

Pupils. All the earth shall worship thee, and shall 
sing to thy name. 

T. Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of 
hosts, be ashamed : 

P. Let not those, that seek thee, be confounded. 

T. Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving-kindness is 
good : 

P. Turn unto me, according to the multitude of 
thy tender mercies. 

T. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and 
cleanse me from my sin : 

P. For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my 
sin is ever before me. 

T. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : 

P. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 

T. Blessed is the man, whom thou choosest and 
causest to approach unto thee : 

P. Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with 
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jT. He, that is our God, is the God of salvation: 
P. And unto God the Lord belong the issues of 
death. 

T. Let the heaven and earth praise him : 

P. The sea, and every thing, that moveth therein. 

T. Blessed be the Lord God, who only doeth won- 
drous things : 

P. Blessed be his glorious name for ever, and let 
the whole earth be filled with his glory. 

$ 

Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus 
knew that his hour was come, that he should depart 
out of this world unto the Father, having loved his 
own, which were in the world, he loved them unto 
the end. 

And supper being ended, Jesus knowing that the 
Father had given all things into his hands, and that 
he was come from God and went to God, he riseth from 
supper, and laid aside his garments, and took a towel 
and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a 
basin, and began to wash his disciples' feet, and to 
wipe them with the towel, wherewith he was girded. 

Then cometh he to Simon Peter ; and Peter saith 
unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? Jesus 
answered and said unto him, What I do, thou know- 
est not now, but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter 
saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus 
saith unto him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part 
with me. 

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his garments, and was set down again, he said unto 
them, Little children, yet a little while I am with you. 
Ye shall seek me; and, as I said unto the Jews, 
Whither I go, ye cannot come ; so now I say to you. 
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love 
one another ; as I have loved you, that ye also love 
one another. By this shall all men know that ye are 
my disciples, if ye have love one to another. 

Let not your heart be troubled : Ye believe in 
God ; believe also in me. In my Father's house are 
many mansions. If it were not so I would have told 
you. I go to prepare a place for you. And, if I go and 
prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive 
you unto myself ; that where I am, there ye may be 
also. 

t 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

Blest lnstructer ! from thy ways 
Who can tell how oft he strays ? 
Purge me from the guilt, that lies 
"Wrapped within my heart's disguise. 

Let my tongue, from error free, 
Speak the words approved by thee ; 
To thy all-observing eyes 
Let my thoughts, accepted, rise. 

While I thus thy name adore, 
And thy healing grace implore, 
Blest Redeemer ! bow thine ear ; 
God, my strength! propitious hear. 



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XL VI. 

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the 
wise, and apply thine heart unto knowledge : for it is 
a pleasant thing, if thou keep them within thee. Fret 
not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envi- 
ous of the wicked ; for there shall be no reward to the 
evil man. 

I 

Teacher. Be thou exalted, O God, above the 
heavens. 

Pupils. Let thy glory be above all the earth. 

T. Be merciful unto me, O God, for my soul 
trusteth in thee. 

P. In the shadow of thy wings will I make my 
refuge. 

T. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity : 
P. Save me from bloody men, that lie in wait for 
my soul. 

T. My soul cleaveth unto the dust : 
P. Quicken thou me according to thy word. 
T. Make me to understand the way of thy pre- 
cepts : 

P. So shall I talk of thy wondrous works. 

T. Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity : 

P. Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is 
devoted to thy fear. 

T. It is good for me, that I have been afflicted; 
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P. The law of thy mouth is better unto me than 
thousands of gold and silver. 

T. Uphold me, according unto thy word, that I 
may live : 

P. And let me not be ashamed of my hope. 
T. Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe : 
P. And I will have respect unto thy statutes con- 
tinually. 

T. My heart is fixed, O God ; I will sing and give 
praise : 

P. For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and 
thy truth unto the clouds. 

T. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: 
P. Let thy glory be above all the earth. 

t 

These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to 
heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come ; glorify 
thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee : As thou 
hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give 
eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And 
this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only 
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. I 
have glorified thee on earth ; I have finished the work, 
which thou gavest me to do. 

And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own 
self, with the glory, which I had with thee, before 
the world was. I have manifested thy name unto the 
men, which thou gavest me out of the world : Thine 
they were, and thou gavest them me ; and they have 
kept thy word. I have given unto them the words 
which thou gavest me, and they have received them, 



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and have known, surely, that I came out from thee, and 

they have believed that thou didst send me. 

And now I am no more in the world, but these are 
in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, 
keep, through thine own name, those, whom thou hast 
given me, that they may be one, as we are. I pray 
not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but 
that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. Sanctify 
them through thy truth : Thy word is truth. 

Neither pray I for these alone ; but for them, also, 
which shall believe on me through their word : That 
they all may be one ; as thou, Father, art in me, and 
I in thee, that they, also, may be one in us; that the 
world may believe that thou hast sent me. 

And the glory, which thou gavest me, 1 have given 
them ; that they may be one, even as we are one : I in 
them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect 
in one; and that the world may know that thou hast 
sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. 

Father, I will that they, also, whom thou hast given 
me, be with me, where I am ; that they may behold 
my glory, which thou hast given me ; for thou loved st 
me before the foundation of the world. 

O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee : 
but I have known thee, and these have known that 
thou hast sent me : and I have declared unto them thy 
name, and will declare it; that the love, wherewith 
thou hast loved me, may be in them, and I in them. 

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Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings ; 

Thy better portion trace ; 
Rise, from transitory things, 

Towards heaven, thy native place. 
Sun, and moon, and stars decay; 

Time shall soon this earth remove j 
Rise, my soul, and haste away 

To seats prepared above. 

Rivers to the ocean run, 

Nor stay in all their course ; 
Fire, ascending, seeks the sun ; 

Both speed them to their source. 
So a soul that's born of God, 

Pants to view his glorious face ; 
Upward tends to his abode, 

To rest in his embrace. 



To thee, my God and Savior, 

My heart, exulting, sings, 
Rejoicing in thy favor, 

Almighty King of kings : 
I'll celebrate thy glory, 

With all thy saints above, 
And tell the joyful story 

Of thy redeeming love. 

Soon as the morn with roses 

Bedecks the dewy east, 
And when the sun reposes 

Upon the ocean's breast, 
My voice in supplication, 

Well pleased, thou then shalt hear : 
O grant me thy salvation, 

And to my soul draw near. 



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XL VII. 

Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his 
days be prolonged, yet, surely, it shall be well with 
them, that fear God, which fear before him: But it 
shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he 
prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he 
feareth not God. 

God is jealous, and the Lord will take vengeance on 
his adversaries. The Lord is slow to anger and great 
in power, and will not acquit the wicked. The Lord 
is good ; a strong hold in the day of trouble : and he 
knoweth them, that put their trust in him. 

l 

Teacher. Praise ye the Lord ; for it is good to 
sing praises unto our God : 

Pupils. For it is pleasant, and praise is comely. 

T. Great is the Lord our God, and of great power : 

P. His understanding is infinite. 

T. He healeth the broken heart, and bindeth up 
their wounds : 

P. The Lord lifteth up the meek ; he casteth the 
wicked down to the ground. 

T. He giveth to the beast his food, and to the 
young ravens, which cry : 

P. The Lord taketh pleasure in them, that fear him ; 
in those, that hope in his mercy, 

T. The Lord taketh pleasure in his people : 

P. He will beautify the meek with salvation. 



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T. Hear my prayer, O Lord ; give ear to my 
supplication : 

P. In thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy 
righteousness. 

T. And enter not into judgement with thy servant : 
P. For in thy sight shall no man living be jus- 
tified. 

T. Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the 
morning : 

P. For in thee do I trust. 

T. Cause me to know the way, wherein I should 
walk : 

P. For I lift up my soul unto thee. 
T. Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God : 
P. Thy spirit is good ; lead me into the land of 
uprightness. 

it 

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth, 
with his disciples, over the brook Cedron, where was 
a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. 
And Judas, also, which betrayed him, knew the place, 
for Jesus oft-times resorted thither with his disciples. 

Judas then, having received a band of men and 
officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh 
thither with lanterns, and torches, and weapons. Then 
the band, and the captain, and the officers of the Jews, 
took Jesus, and bound him, and led him away to 
Annas, first ; and Annas sent him bound unto Caia- 
phas, the high priest. 

The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, 
and of his doctrine* Jesus answered him, I spake 



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openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, 
and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; 
and in secret have I said nothing. Why askest thou 
me ? ask them, which heard me, what I have said 
unto them : Behold, they know what I said. 

And one of the officers, which stood by, struck 
Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest 
thou the high priest so ? Jesus answered him, If I 
have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : but if well, 
w T hy smitest thou me ? Then led they Jesus from 
Caiaphas unto the hall of judgement. 

Pilate then went out to them, and said, What accusa- 
tion bring ye against this man? They said unto him, 
If he were not a malefactor, we would not have de- 
livered him up unto thee. Then Pilate said unto them, 
Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. 

Then Pilate entered into the judgement-hall again, 
and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the 
king of the Jew T s ? Jesus answered him, Sayest thou 
this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me ! 
Pilate answered, Am I a Jew f Thine own nation, 
and the chief priests, have delivered thee unto me. 
What hast thou done I 

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world : 
If my kingdom were of this world, then would my 
servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the 
Jews : but now is my kingdom not from hence. 

Pilate said unto him, Art thou a king > then ? Jesus 
answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end 
w r as I born, and for this cause came I into the world, 
that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one* 



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that is of the truth, heareth my voice. Pilate saith 
unto him, What is truth ? 

And when he had said this, he went out again unto 
the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault 
at all. But ye have a custom that I should release 
unto you one at the passover : Will ye therefore that 
I release unto you the king of the Jews 1 Then cried 
they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. 

Ti 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

Beset with snares on every hand, 
In life's uncertain path I stand ; 
Savior divine, diffuse thy light, 
To guide my doubtful footsteps right. 

Engage this roving, treacherous heart 
Wisely to choose the better part, 
To scorn the trifles of a day, 
For joys, that none can take away. 

Then let the wildest storms arise, 
Let tempests mingle earth and skies, 
No fatal shipwreck shall I fear, 
But all my treasures with me bear. 

If thou, my Savior, still be nigh, 
Cheerful I live, and joyful die; 
Secure, when mortal comforts flee, 
To find ten thousand worlds in thee, 



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XL VIII. 

He, that will love life and see good days, let him 
refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they 
speak no guile : For the eyes of the Lord are over the 
righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers : 
But the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. 

1£ 

Teacher. I waited patiently for the Lord, and he 
inclined unto me and heard my cry : 

Pupils. Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord 
his trust. 

T. Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from 
me, O Lord : 

P. Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continu- 
ally preserve me. 

T. For innumerable evils have compassed me 
about : 

P. My iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that 
I am not able to look up. 

T. They are more than the hairs of my head : 

P. Therefore my heart faileth me. 

T. Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me : 

P, O Lord, make haste to help me. 

T. Let all those, that seek thee, rejoice and be 
glad in thee : 

P. Let such, as love thy salvation, say continually, 
The Lord be magnified. 



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T, My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : 
P. When shall I come and appear before God 1 
T. Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why 
art thou disquieted within me? 

P. Hope thou in God ; for I shall yet praise him 
for the help of his countenance. 

T. I will praise the Lord according to his right- 
eousness : 

P. And will sing praise to the name of the Lord 
most high. 

IT 

Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged him. And 
the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on 
his head, and they put on him a purple robe, and said, 
Hail, king of the Jews! and they smote him with 
their hands. Pilate saith unto them, Behold, I bring 
him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no 
fault in him. 

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of 
thorns, and the purple robe : and Pilate saith unto 
them, Behold the man ! When the chief priests and 
officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, 
crucify him ! Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, 
and crucify him; for I find no fault in him. The 
Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law 
he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of 
God. 

Pilate went again into the judgement-hall, and 
saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou ? but Jesus gave 
him no answer. Then saith Pilate, Speakest thou not 
unto me 1 knowest thou not, that I have power to 



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crucify thee, and have power to release thee ? Jesus 
answered, Thou couldest have no power against me, 
except it were given thee from above. 

From thenceforth Pilate sought to release him ; but 
the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, 
thou art not Cesar's friend. When Pilate heard that 
saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the 
judgement-seat, and saith unto the Jews, Behold your 
king ! But they cried out, Away with him, away with 
him ! Crucify him ! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I 
crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We 
have no king, but Cesar. 

Then delivered he him unto them, to be crucified. 
And they took Jesus, and led him away. And he, 
bearing his cross, went forth into a place, called Gol- 
gotha, where they crucified him, and two others with 
him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. And 
Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross : and the 
writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING 
OF THE JEWS. 

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his 
mother, and his mother's sister, and Mary Magdalene. 
When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple standing 
by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, 
behold thy son ! Then saith he to the disciple, 
Behold thy mother ! And from that hour, that disci- 
ple took her unto his own home. 

After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were ac- 
complished, saith, I thirst. And they filled a sponge 
with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his 
mouth. When Jesus had received the vinegar, he 



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said, It is finished : And he bowed his head, and gave 
up the ghost. And one of the soldiers, with a spear, 
pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood 
and water. 

After this, Joseph of Arimathea (being a disciple 
of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews) besought 
Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus ; 
and Pilate gave him leave.- He came, therefore, and 
took the body of Jesus. And there came also Nico- 
demus, (which at first came to Jesus by night,) and 
brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes. Then took 
they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes, 
with the spices. 

Now in the place where he was crucified, there was 
a garden ; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein 
was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus, be- 
cause of the Jews* preparation-day, for the sepulchre 
was nigh at hand. 

i 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

f 

"'Tis finished," our Immanuel cries; 

The dreadful work is done; 
Hence shall his sovereign throne arise ; 

His kingdom is begun. 

His cross a sure foundation laid 

For glory and renown, 
When through the regions of the dead 

He passed to reach the crown. 



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XLIX. 

The Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot 
save : neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear. 

Blessed is the man, that feareth the Lord, that de- 
lighteth greatly in his commandments. Unto the 
upright there ariseth light in darkness : The righteous 
shall be had in everlasting remembrance. 

$ 

Teacher. Blessed be the name of the Lord, from 
this time forth and for evermore : 

Pupils. From the rising of the sun unto the going 
down of the same, the Lord's name be praised. 

T. The Lord is high above all nations, and his 
glory above the heavens : 

P. Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwell- 
eth on high 1 

T. Who humbleth himself to behold the things that 
are in heaven, and in the earth. 

P. He shall spare the poor and needy, and precious 
shall be their blood in his sight. 

T. The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance : 

P. I will bless the Lord, who hath given me 
counsel. 

T. I have set the Lord always before me : 
P. Because he is at my right hand, I shall never be 
moved. 

T. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory 
rejoiceth : 



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P. My flesh also shall rest in hope. 

T. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell : 

P. Neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see 
corruption. 

T. Thou wilt show me the path of life : 

P. In thy presence is fullness of joy ; at thy right 
hand there are pleasures for evermore. 

T. Lift up your heads, O ye gates : 

P. And be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and 
the King of glory shall come in. 

T. Who is the King of glory ? 

P. The Lord of hosts ; He is the King of glory. 

I 

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene, 
early, while it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and 
seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. And 
as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the 
sepulchre, and seeth two angels in white, sitting, the 
one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the 
body of Jesus had lain. 

And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou ? 
She saith unto them, Because they have taken away 
my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. 
And when she had said this, she turned herself back, and 
saw Jesus, standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. 

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou 1 
whom seekest thou ? She, supposing him to be the 
gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him 
hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will 
take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary ! She 
turned herself, and saith unto him, Master ! 



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Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not 
yet ascended to my Father : but go to my brethren, 
and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your 
Father, and to my God, and your God. Mary came 
and told the disciples, that she had seen the Lord, and 
that he had spoken these things unto her. 

Then the same day, at evening, being the first day 
of the week, when the doors were shut, where the 
disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, came 
Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, 
Peace be unto you. And when he had so said, he 
showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were 
the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. 

Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto 
you : as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and 
saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost. 

But Thomas, one of the twelve, was not with them 
when Jesus came. The other disciples, therefore, 
said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said 
unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print 
of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the 
nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not 
believe. 

And after eight days, again his disciples were within, 
and Thomas with them : Then came Jesus, the doors 
being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be 
unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither 
thy finger, and behold my hands : and reach hither thy 
hand, and thrust it into my side ; and be not faithless, 
but believing. 



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And Thomas answered and said unto him, My 
Lord and my God! Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, 
because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed : 
Blessed are they, that have not seen, and yet have 
believed. 

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Our Father, which art in heaven, &c. 

Yes, the Redeemer rose ; 

The Savior left the dead, 
And o'er our hellish foes 

High raised his conquering head: 
In wild dismay, I Fell to the ground, 
The guards around | And sank away. 

Lo ! the angelic bands 

In full assembly meet, 
To wait his high commands, 
And worship at his feet : 
Joyful they come, I From realms of day 
And wing their way I To such a tomb. 

Then back to heaven they fly, 

And the glad tidings bear: 
Hark ! as they soar on high, 
What music fills the air ! 
Their anthems say, I Hath left the dead, 
"Jesus, who bled, I He rose to-day." 

Ye mortals, catch the sound, 

Redeemed by him from hell, 
And send the echo round 

The globe, on which you dwell; 
Transported cry, I Hath left the dead, 



Jesus, who bled, | No more to die." 



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L. 

Ye, that love the Lord, hate evil : He preserveth the 
souls of his saints, he delivereth them out of the hand 
of the wicked. 

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart 
be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in 
heaven, and thou upon earth ; therefore let thy words 
be few. 

s 

Teacher, Praise ye the Lord from the heavens : 
Pupils. Praise him in the heights. 

T. Praise him, all his angels : 
P. Praise ye him, all his hosts. 

T. Praise him, sun and moon : 
jP. Praise him, all ye stars of light. 

T. Praise him, ye heaven of heavens : 

P. And ye waters, that be above the heavens. 

T. Let them praise the name of the Lord : 
P. For he commanded, and they were created. 

T. He hath also established them for ever and ever. 
P. He hath made a decree, which shall not pass. 

T. Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and 
all deeps : 

P. Fire, and hail ; snow, and vapors ; stormy winds, 
fulfilling his word : 

T. Mountains, and all hills ; fruitful trees, and all 
cedars : 

P. Beasts, and all cattle ; creeping things, and 
flying fowl : 



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T. Kings of the earth, and all people ; princes, and 
all judges of the earth : 

P. Both young men and maidens, old men and 
children : 

T. Let them praise the name of the Lord : 
P. For his name alone is excellent; his glory is 
above the earth and heaven. 

i 

After these things, Jesus showed himself again to 
the disciples, at the Sea of Tiberias. 

Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, 
lovest thou me more than these ? He saith unto him, 
Yea, Lord ; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith 
unto him, Feed my lambs. 

He saith to him again, the second time, Simon, son 
of Jonas, lovest thou me 1 He saith unto him, Yea, 
Lord ; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto 
him, Feed my sheep. 

He saith unto him, the third time, Simon, son of 
Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because 
he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me ? and 
he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things ; thou 
knowest that I love thee. 

Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. Verily, 
verily, I say unto thee, when hou wast young, thou 
girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest : 
but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy 
hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee 
whither thou wouldest not. This spake he, signifying 
by what death he should glorify God. And when he 
had thus spoken, he saith unto him, Follow me. 



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Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple, whom 
Jesus loved, following; (which also leaned on his 
breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he, that 
betrayeth thee ?) Peter, seeing him, saith to Jesus, 
Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto 
him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to 
thee? Follow thou me. 

I 

Our Father, which art in heaven, &x. 

I 

"Servant of God, well done; 

Rest from thy loved employ : 
The battle fought, the victory won, 

Enter thy Master's joy." 

The voice at midnight came; 

He started up to hear ; 
A mortal arrow pierced his frame ; 

He fell, but felt no fear. 

The pains of death are past; 

Labor and sorrow cease ; 
And, life's long warfare closed at last, 

His soul is found in peace. 

Soldier of Christ, well done ; 

Praise be thy new employ; 
And, while eternal ages run, 

Rest in thy Savior's joy. 



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